On Tue, 2004-11-09 at 00:47 +0000, Andreas Vox wrote: > Americans say 'touchy', I think, and in German it would be "dünnhäutig" > (having a thin skin). Maybe _that_ is what makes you are perfect target > for flame baits? ;-)
Thin-skinned works in English, although the opposite expression is more common. Hair-sore, however, just makes one sound like a mad Scandinavian :-) I like hårsår though, I may use that immediately after saying something rude to someone. John