> > > > Josten, from your photos I thought you were left-footed. :-) > > > > > > Heh. > > > Next some dentist chime in and call me left-toothed, I guess. > > > > > > > 'left-footer' is a slang term for a Roman Catholic, > probably slightly > > offensive so if you use it you could end up with no teeth left. > > > > Used mainly by protestants who I suppose must be right-footers, > > although nobody uses the term. Protestants, according to my > Catholic > > mother, are called proddy dogs. > > I don't think that's the only meaning/connotation for that expression. > E.g. among dancers there is a phrase that a person has two left feet. > In some sports (e.g. board riding, and possibly jumping), it > refers to the actual thing (as opposed to "goofy" in snowboarding). > > In any case, the religious connotation was not implied here. > > Igor
I know - I thought it might be an interesting idiomatic detour for non-native speakers of English. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
