| Subject: | Re: [OM] Use of verbs |
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| From: | "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:11:30 +1300 |
Bob asked how else would he interpret "keep your pecker up" ? I suspect that his usage of "pecker" is a North American one. Elsewhere, "pecker" means "courage" "strength of spirit" and so on. I don't know the derivation, however. Brian Swale. -- _________________________________________________________________ Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ |
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