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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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COMMITTEE, Comatee, n. Also comma-tee. Used as in Eng. but with altered accentuation. [′komə′ti:, ′kɔmə′ti:, komə'ti]Sc. 1724–27 Ramsay T. T. Misc. (1733) 111:
Or committees if thou erect, Or go on such a score, I'll smiling, mock at thy negleet, And never love thee more.Sc. 2002 Scotland on Sunday 25 Aug 5:
That is one reason why he has not "Scotticised" certain words. "The first time people see Scots on the page it looks too dense, like a foreign language, but it's not impossible once your eye gets used to it. I swithered quite hard over some words - like committee, which you spell 'comatee' in Scots - but decided to take it one step at a time."Abd. 1925 Placin' o' the Minister in Bnffsh. Jnl. (21 April):
A meetin' was hield i' the kirk to wyle a comatee.Abd. 1865 William Alexander The Laird of Drammochdyle (1986) 57:
I'se waran' the comma-tee'll ken o't ere a' be deen.m.Sc. 2004 Sunday Mail 24 Oct 31:
'Ye'll be wantin tae visit on a business day when ye'll can gang til the public galleries for tae watch a comatee meetin or a meetin o the fu pairlament in progress.' Uls. 2001 Belfast News Letter 21 Apr 22:
Tha Claucht Kangrick Comatee o tha Biroo o Unner Docht Leids ...