pencimen wrote:
Charlie wrote:Hmm. I think intent is important. Some words may have been offensive once, but 50 years is a long time in language. "Pom" used to be offensive in Oz, but it's not now, unless it's accompanied by an adjective (usually "whinging"...).pffft! WTF is whinging?
http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/whinging HTH. Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
