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The tide has changed for Dutch dykes
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sailormoon
on April 24, 2010
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billswift
on April 24, 2010
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Is "dykes" the correct British spelling? In American English it is "dikes"; "dykes" is vulgar slang for lesbians.
sailormoon
on April 25, 2010
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As far as I know you can use either when referring to the "levee" usage, but for the lesbian slang you need
dyke
. Where ambiguity exists, infer from context.
I think the slang term "dyke" is a bit out of date anyway?
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