you're sort of right

Ilk was for a long time connected to names. If you said 'Lord Fraser, of that Ilk', you meant 'Lord Fraser of Fraser'. It slowly evolved to mean of the same name. So Norwich, Northwich, or even Ipswich and Harwich might be considered 'of the same ilk'. Especially in scotland where clans are traditionally very important.

In modern english, it can be used to mean 'of the same type', even if the categorization isn't nominal.

But originally 'ilk' comes from the same word as 'like', and meant 'same'. So Waggers might be able to justify his use of vocabulary even in a historical stylee.

(yes i had to look a bit of that up).

Posted By: Dave in France on July 3rd 2007 at 19:33:06

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Oh and to add to the song debate.... (NCFC) - Thomo, Jul 3, 18:50:12
- If we do get David strzizhizovskihavka (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 3, 19:27:20
- i like the one sung by the little girl below (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 3, 19:18:03
  - You've been especially learned lately DiF (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 3, 19:19:43
    - i always think of it as tararaboomdeay (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 3, 19:20:48
      - Not that you weren't ALWAYS learned, of course (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 3, 19:22:25
        
        Oh - here you are then - in your Learned mode: (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 3, 19:24:16
        
        you're sort of right (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 3, 19:33:06
        
        Ta (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 3, 19:39:11
        
        it's since someone said i belonged to the film noir clique (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 3, 19:24:01
- how about (NCFC) - trevor hockeys beard, Jul 3, 19:01:06
- And Also (NCFC) - Thomo, Jul 3, 19:00:52

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