translating colloquial word
Russell Valentino
russell-valentino at UIOWA.EDU
Thu Jun 16 21:24:50 UTC 2005
Maybe it's a register difference and/or a regional one, but I'm thinking of
eighteen-year-olds around me, who would only use these for comic effect
(imitating older folks like me).
At 04:13 PM 6/16/2005, you wrote:
>"Sad Sack" Or "Poor Sap"
> _Dated?_
> Really!
>
>Genevra Gerhart
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