LL-L "Language use" 2005.12.24 (03) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 24 December 2005 * Volume 03
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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2005.12.23 (03) [E]

> From: heather rendall <HeatherRendall at compuserve.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2005.12.22 (09) [E]
>
> I will shock my family if I do - I am known for my prudery in this
> particular area.
> Strange that having heard them i.e. my familiy use these words for 
> years, I
> have never felt inclined to join them.
> But read them over and over again, and they come unbidden to mind.
>
> Is this unavoidable?

Well, it's Christmas. Get drunk, swear at your family til their ears 
bleed. Wake up the next day having got it out of your system, and they 
won't expect such high standards of you in future.

Problem solved!  :)

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/

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