Posted by Atticus on January 22, 2005, at 17:03:01
In reply to Re: Lou's request to an aspect of a post-rqatlrg » Lou Pilder, posted by NikkiT2 on January 22, 2005, at 9:40:08
I'm of Irish descent, actually, Nikki, co-raised by my mom and my Irish grandmom (whom I called "Na"). I picked up an odd New York/Irish patois under these circumstances, and the tiniest traces of Na's thick brogue emerge at times, as do many of her expressions. She also taught me that using "bloody," while not desirable, was infinitely preferable to using one of my countrymen's favorite words: "f*ck." (The bar of soap in my mouth convinced me of the validity of her argument -- she was very old skool ;)). I tend to use it a lot, unless I'm around people who I know are extra sensitive about using Jesus as a substitute for a curse world. Ta. ;) Atticus
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