> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Marc Wambeke > > > On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:17:44 -0500, Ed Philbrook > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Dinges is Belgian(?) for the waffle toppings. He is Belgian. > > > > EdP > > > > Actually, we don't speak Belgian over here. > We speak mainly Dutch or French and the Dutch word 'Dinges' > is not really a synonym for 'toppings'. > It's a word you use when you don't immediately find the right > word for something. English equivalents : 'thingummy', > 'what-d'you-call-it' . . .
The most generic term for something that is not a discrete object is "stuff". :-) "I'll have a waffle with some stuff on it." -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html