Thanks all, many others there that I should have though of but didn't <img src="/emoticons/emotion-10.gif" alt="Embarrassed " />. Oh well, my aadvark (who is ecstatic to have been joined by all those eels and llamas) and I will now shove

I would suggest that it means to pass information down the ranks. So a manager would pass it to the supervisor, who would in turn pass it to their direct subordinates etc etc. But, I agree that without a context it is hard to be sure. Hope that

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are actually classed as 'legumes' same as beans etc. ;o) Wilder

. Can anyone help? Thanks Wilder

Wow, a 2 year discussion on meal titles, how marvellous! To add my tuppence worth, I am English (London), middle class, and have been brought up on breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dinner is generally at around 7pm, so I fit into an earlier

I meant boring, but thank you for your reassurance on both counts!

Thanks for the welcome! I must say this forum was a real find for me - I'm worryingly obsessed with language and grammar and now I have an outlet! (If you just heard a massive sigh winging its way across the Atlantic, it was all my friends

statement, can someone please enlighten me? Many Thanks, Wilder

Profuse apologies for the lack of referencing. I had intended to (hence the quotation marks), but it must have slipped my mind. From a no longer so anonymous Wilder