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Re: USAGE: Language revival

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Thursday, December 2, 1999, 23:42
B Elliott Walker wrote:
> where i come from, this are colloquialy referred to as > 'wifebeaters'. i suppose that shows you all the mentalisty of my homeland... > sigh.
Ah, so that term's also used in Canada. I've never heard it called just a "wifebeater", always "wifebeater shirt". Actually, the image that comes to my mind with that usage is COPS, when they come to a domestic disturbance call. -- "Old linguists never die - they just come to voiceless stops." - anonymous http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor