Hi Sonia "Humiliate" is very severe embarrassment. Imagine being told off in front of a large crowd of people. "Criticize" is to make an observation of a mistake. It can be positive or negative (usually negative). "Sarcastic" is to

True enough. And luggage is the concept devoted to a ... does, but she's a Filipina. She also refers to furnitures. My point is that we use "a shrubbery", which you were saying above is not possible for you. But now you say

^ete noire though, You would appear to have missed the irony in my post as it went sailing through the air. Irony is a reason for not reacting? Apparently not!

Why not? The only norm ever established for usenet postings is (7-bit) ASCII, and you can choose to stick to it. You could write b ^ete noire though, You would appear to have missed the irony in my post as it went sailing through the air. Irony is

Never use 'betes' when you mean 'bêtes.' Why not? The only norm ever established for usenet postings is (7-bit) ASCII, and you can choose to stick to it. You could write b ^ete noire though, You would appear to have missed the

I believe that the expression is intended to be clever and ironic. I never use this phrase because it points to the lack of fun rather than creating some fun out of the situation. or It makes FUN OF the lack of fun. It is a "the cup

I mentioned hearing my uncle, born in the mid-1930s, say "When your dad jerned the Navy ...". To me it ... me here: You never really know when they're putting on a regional accent feature unnaturally, just for fun or whatever.

What I really wanted to hear was the "er" sound ... has always been "berled in earl" for "boiled in oil". He says "appointment" three times in the sound file Ben gave: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5075/

Does anyone pronounce 'aspidistra' other than 'aspidestra'? But then I'm an American. Proves you can do irony OK. Rob Bannister

On 11/1/03 7:50 PM, in article I've never heard "eve" used to mean anything other than "the day before" in American English. I think you Brits came up with this "corruption" all on your own. I think one must