I dunno. Do you suppose that's where the American "barking idiot"
came from?
I was advised of my gaff rather sharply by a British mystery writer
some years ago when she told me to do something and I snapped a
salute and said "Roger that!" <g>
--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
On Feb 5, 2009, at 10:12 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> The rude four-letter word to which you refer isn't really an
> insult, as we Brits would understand it (or say it), in the USA.
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