> > > However, I as a rule, dont use words that originated from "da > street" within recent memory, as this word has. I'm sure I use many > words that started in "da hood" many generations ago and we'd never know it.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I think the work originated for the word "disrespect" and was "street shortened" to "dis", as in he is "dis(respecting)" me or he is "dissing" me. I think it's time to drop dis subject. Larry Flesner
