{"id":53328,"date":"2017-11-15T16:12:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T23:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/?p=53328"},"modified":"2017-11-15T16:12:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T23:12:18","slug":"readers-write-scots-vs-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/2017\/11\/15\/readers-write-scots-vs-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Write: Scots vs. Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Editor:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Just thought you\u2019d be interested in this. In last week\u2019s crossword (don\u2019t know if someone local designs it) there is a major goof \u2014 at least for those of us \u201cin the know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the clues is \u201cadult beverage\u201d and the answer was \u201cscotch whiskEy.\u201d Now, if you are a Scot, you know that whisky is always spelled without the \u201cE.\u201d It\u2019s the Irish who spell whiskey with an \u201cE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Kate Reeves<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Royal Carrizo<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: The crosswords are part of a syndication we purchase. Maybe the cruciverbalist is Irish.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor: Just thought you\u2019d be interested in this. 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