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Published Date: 15 December 2008
By Ian Stewart
IHAVE lived and worked in Scotland for the vast majority of my life and my career as a journalist, and I have never come across this issue before. I have to say it genuinely surprised me. It was raised by Anne Ross, who said that she was "dumbfounded" that The Scotsman was regularly making this mistake. It concerns the spelling of Scottish surnames.
She writes: "Alas, my e-mail concerns an error that has become very common in newspapers, books and even television news, namely the mis-spelling of Scottish surnames beginning with Mac or Mc.

"I have it on good authority from Angus MacIver's Fi...



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  • Last Updated: 14 December 2008 10:38 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Ian Stewart
 
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Mercutio,

FALKIRK 15/12/2008 01:28:12
Ian Stewart says "IHAVE lived and worked in Scotland for the vast majority of my life and my career as a journalist."
Tell me Ian how many years are there in the vast majority of your life,would it not suffice to say most/greater part. This would extirpate needless verbosity(look it up). You should also be careful about using the word extirpate and the name Macdonald/MacDonald in close proximity.

 

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