>>>I suppose Cotty would scoff > >C> Whenever I can. > >Pardon me, but what is scoff? > >Boris
Two meanings that I know of without looking in the dictionary, Boris. 1. Scoff as in eat a lot of food: 'he scoffed it all down like a greedy pig.' and 2. Scoff as in turn your nose up: 'he scoffed at the idea of wearing the nipple-clamps.' It's a play on words because where the original statement reads: 'I suppose Cotty would scoff' the person posting intended for the definition to be as in illustration 2, above. I countered with: 'whenever I can' and was twisting it around to use the definition as in illustration 1, above. I think most non-Brits would associate 'scoff' with 2. However, all Brits would also associate 'scoff' with 1. Especially those that enjoy eating :-) HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps _________________________________ Free UK Mac Ads http://www.macads.co.uk
