Hi Clay and everyone Thankyou for the explanation. I was wondering about 'going south' = 'failure' . We have an expression 'deked' as in leaving quickly from someplace. "The stocks were falling fast so s/he deked" (it's also an ice hockey term, to fake a move).
..where was I... "Gone south" also implies a vacation if you live 'north' but if the stocks have 'gone south' then they've taken a dive... heh-heh bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins http://www.victoria.tc.ca/~wt912 On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Clay Blackwell wrote: > Hi Bev - > > "Went south" is an expression used to describe a failure, > such as "the stock market went south". And when my sister > (who hails from Atlanta, GA) asked why it was un-PC, she was > told that it was a slur against Southerners. I think it's > a good example of over-reaction! > > Clay > > > Hi everyone > > Hold on, back up - please explain? First of all: what > means "went South" > > (like 'took off on vacation with the money?')and why > unPolitically > > Correct? > > > > >> Unfortunately, the publisher "went South" several years > ago > > > > > > I have heard and used this expression for as long as I > can remember. > > > Recently, my sister was visiting in Connecticut, and > when she said it, > > > all conversation ceased with a shocked silence! > Evidently, even THAT > > > > bye for now > > Bev, puzzled, in Sooke BC (west coast of Canada) > > > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
