When I was young, we used to visit friends of ... "Pakistan". So I don't know where the name came from. I would guess that it came from packman which is another word for pedlar. That sounds likely. Quite a few of the streets around

In our last episode, (Email Removed), the lovely and talented howard richler broadcast on alt.usage.english: A friend suggested to me yesterday during a Christmas dinner that the the term "boogie" (as in "boogie woogie")

A friend suggested to me yesterday during a Christmas dinner ... support it. The Oed merely states "origin uncertain." Any opinions? Seems pretty much impossible if, as I assume, "bouger" has the (Z) sound (or even, say, an

A friend suggested to me yesterday during a Christmas dinner that the the term "boogie" (as in "boogie woogie") derives ... a wonderful theory but there s no etumological evidence to support it. The Oed merely states

A friend suggested to me yesterday during a Christmas dinner that the the term "boogie" (as in "boogie woogie") derives from the French "bouger," "to move." There may be a French connection to

Not just the locals. *I* say Weehawken & Hoboken with the stress on the first syllable! EVERYONE does. How else can they be said? I can easily see someone stressing the second syllable for both. In fact, that's how *I* used to mispronounce

The only Old Navy that I know of is the ... friend of Fitch's? Are these rappers you are referring to? Clothing stores - the kind that sell teen clothing that is differently the same as everybody else's. Old Navy is ... Dunno where the Gap

(Sent to me today. I don't know who actually wrote it.) Maria. Dear Friends: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender

maybe I'll send each of you a beautiful Christmas ornament one you can put on the wall, if you don't "do" a tree. Thank you for your kind offer, Tootsie, Well, it was a stupid idea anyway. I really can't do anything about the

Demand away. I won't do it. I think that (1) you're in the wrong age group and (2) Howard's not your type. Wrong wrong wrongity wrong and a second wrong wrong wrongity wrong, to twice use an expression Ms Richoux is fond ... man is