"knock up" --usage

[Dennis R. Preston]

Doesn't this presuppose that we know the winner? I do, of course; but
there could be disagreement.

dInIs



>I'd say the guy was a runner-up for "Jerk of the Year."
>
>Peter Mc.
>
>--On Monday, September 19, 2005 1:26 PM -0700 FRITZ JUENGLING
><juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US> wrote:
>
>>Recently I was at a  church picnic. I was standing around with my wife
>>and several other people chatting about the usual stuff.  One of the
>>women, about 30 years old, in the group was pregnant.  A man, about 50,
>>came and joined the group and the first thing he said was, speaking to
>>the pregnant lady "Well, I see you got knocked up!"  He thought he was
>>quite (in the American sense of the word) funny.  I thought that remark
>>was extremely rude and inapropriate.  My question, am I just a prude or
>>was this really just the remark of a jerk? Would appreciate any comments.
>>thanks,
>>Fritz
>
>
>
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>Peter A. McGraw       Linfield College        McMinnville, Oregon
>******************* pmcgraw at linfield.edu ****************************


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