Re: OT: French/English etymology question: "sauf"/"save"

Kou wrote:
> That's entirely possible. Perhaps I'm a tad sensitive. As a
> forty-year-old middle school teacher, I've been reminded a couple of
> times this week that I "do not make the scene". Wanna clear a room of
> 13-year-old girls? Kiss two fingers and say, "Peace out, homies."
> They'll run shrieking. :)
>
I suppose "Groovy, man" would simply elicit baffled stares. :-))))))))))