row

[ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET]

At 04:37 PM 10/27/2009, you wrote:

> > You can use "row" in America if you like, but you should know 
> that 99% of the
> > public will either misunderstand you or be completely at a loss.
> >

This sememe (?) seems to acquire an unusual set of synonyms:
row, fracas, brouhaha, kerfuffle, scuffle, donnybrook.,* etc.

*Is it me or do a lot of these words sound Irish?

Jules Levin

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