strathspey@strathspey.org:45446

L. Friedman-Shedlov

Re: Divided by a common language (was Reels and Hornpipes)

June 1, 2006, 6:07 p.m. (Message 45446, in reply to message 45444)

Speaking of being "divided by a commone language" . . .

Some of you may have seen the survey recently sent out by RSCDS 
headquarters on "issues outwith Scotland."  It asks for feedback on ways 
in which RSCDS can better serve overseas members, but ironically, many of 
the members of our board (including one who is from the UK) did not have 
any idea what "outwith" meant.  One person guessed it meant "in regards 
to."  Personally I thought it was pretty easy to tell from the context 
that "outwith" means "outside," but obviously, it wasn't that obvious for 
everyone.  So, a survey meant to seek input from those outside Scotland 
was unintelligible to (at least some of) the very audience it was aimed 
at.  ;-)

Lara Friedman-Shedlov
Minneapolis, Minnesota
USA


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