dyslexia wrote:Ilk, interesting word; historically meaning people from the same area/town or of the same family. That wouldn't apply to posters on a2k handily so I assume you are using a different definition; could you please define what constitutes (some of your ilk?)
That's an interesting strategy Dys. Decide on a strict definition of a word and then complain that people aren't using your definition.
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ilk1 /ɪlk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ilk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
-noun
1. family, class, or kind: he and all his ilk.
-adjective
2. same.
?-Idiom
3. of that ilk,
a. (in Scotland) of the same family name or place: Ross of that ilk, i.e., Ross of Ross.
b. of the same class or kind.
I would have thought you would have known the various definitions of a word like "ilk".