Makes my teeth itch.

[Paul Johnston]

To me, "peevers' is hopscotch.  Another Edinburgh word which has been nativized to me, so I had to look up and see that it didn't come from New Jersey or Illinois.

Paul Johnston
On Mar 18, 2012, at 11:31 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:

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> The Language Peevers Society is down the hall and to the left...
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