On 18/8/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: >Then I guess the word neat has come back around?
Wouldn't surprise me. Not here (yet) though. 'Cool' is in, but it was in in 1974 in the Bay Area when I was 14. 'Wicked' is in. Some things rub off on our kids (mainly from the Simpsons) but other things don't. I think it's partly to do with pronunciation. It's easy for Americans to say 'butt' as in 'butt-head'. Not as easy for us Brits. We overcook the 'tt' bit - like saying buttttttttter instead of budder. Oddly, we can say 'mate' better than you. In that case, the 't' is almost silent from us. You guys make it sound like a sex education class. *hic* uh oh, I'm off. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
