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Re: USAGE: The four shits in English

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Sunday, October 17, 1999, 3:17
Sam Bryant wrote:
> Interestingly, a friend of mine often says "I am the shit" = "I'm really cool".
I've heard that in the third person, "he's the shit", but more common is "the bomb" -- "Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia." -- Joseph Wood Krutch http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files/ http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ #: 18656696 AIM screen-name: NikTailor