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  Alasdair Graham Feb. 1, 2006, 4:01 p.m. (Message 44020)

  Re: Sgian Dubh was Scottish Country Dancing VS Scottish Folk Dancing

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  >From: "Thomas G. Mungall, III" <xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx>
  >To: "SCD news and discussion" <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
  >Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:17 PM
  >Subject: Sgian Dubh was Scottish Country Dancing VS Scottish Folk Dancing
  
  
  >Richard,
  >Don't we usually see the spelling as "sgian dubh"?
  
  The spelling is listed as SKEAN in the following 11 sources
  
  : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition
  : Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th Edition
  : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
  : Infoplease Dictionary
  : Dictionary.com
  : Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  : Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  : AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  : Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  : Hutchinson's Dictionary of Difficult Words
  : The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  
  for those who are 'concerned' about such matters.
  
  Alasdair Graham
  Dumbarton, Scotland.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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