The Doric

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I've a question for you-- why's it called "doric"?

[JimB]

Holy cow!!
My first impression is that the fellow had his hands on the wrong row of the keyboard!
Fun though :-)

[heilanner]

Holy cow!!
My first impression is that the fellow had his hands on the wrong row of the keyboard!
Fun though :-)

ha! yeah, it's not an easy read.

[Rex_Tremende]

I've a question for you-- why's it called "doric"?

My dictionary says:

Doric |ˈdôrik; ˈdär-|
adjective
1 [...]
2 relating to or denoting the ancient Greek dialect of the Dorians.
• archaic (of a dialect) broad; rustic.
noun
1 [...]
2 the ancient Greek dialect of the Dorians.
• a broad or rustic dialect, esp. the dialect spoken in northeastern Scotland. [ORIGIN: by association with the ancient Greek dialect, perceived as rustic.]

Regards,
Rex.

[AcuteEnigma]

You must have a bottle of scotch with you in order to understand doric.
A couple of drams and it all makes perfect sense.