"HUM"

[Dave Robertson]

From: "Anthony Grant" <Anthony.Grant3 at btinternet.com>
To: "The Chinook List" <CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
Subject: Re:  humm
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:27:17 +0100

Laxawya:

the use of 'hum' to mean 'have a bad odour' is quite common in colloquial
British English, eg. 'I threw the meat away because it was beginning to
hum'.  I've no idea if it was introduced by people from the Pacific
Northwest.

Anthony



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