----- and not to imply we are ogres - a widow consumed scarce rations, a millstone that burdened
a clan in a sustenance economy. 'Randd' serves as a useful euphemism for the real epithet ! Mandela will smile: they are working on erasing the Boer past. Rand, the currency at present, is Dutch, I picture 'Nelson' some day. The Transvaal is now history, as is Natal - now KwaZulu. Johannesburg is used along with a local option. eric. ________________________________ From: Charudatt Prabhudesai char-d Domnic wrote: " To my knowledge there are two different words: The Konkani word for a prostitute is 'cheddi' - for a widow it is 'randd.' " RE: By implication both mean the same, though technically Domnic is right.
