Re: Sh!
| From: | Thomas Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, September 10, 2002, 2:20 |
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Quoting Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>:
> Actually, i know many people who use [pS=] as a congratulatory
> exclamation, like "wow!" or "that's great!"; it usually refers to
> personal achievement, though, like:
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> A: guess what? i just got an A on my midterm!
> B: [pS=]!
Really? In my dialect, that's a sign of derision! It's closely
related to "pshaw" [pSO:].
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