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Subject:Re: (Friday NVC) Does this mean we can use it in polite company?
From:Ralph Meyermann
Date:Fri, 5 Jun 2015 20:09:28 -0500

I remember my friends mother, a German war bride that took no crap from
anyone. Always told it how it was, even in broken English/German
vulgarities. Well worth her conversations!!!
On Jun 5, 2015 8:03 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> My grandmother died over 50 years ago, but she swore like a sailor!  In
> Czech.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of John Rodgers
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 1:13 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: (Friday NVC) Does this mean we can use it in polite company?
>
> I am (was) a sailor  and never swore in Granma's house!
>
> John
> On Jun 5, 2015 2:48 PM, "Ben" <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Just because it's in the dictionary, doesn't mean you should say it at
> > grandma's house. I swear like a sailor but never at her house.
> >
> >
> > BenT
> > sent from my electronic leash
> >
> > > On Jun 5, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/living/merriam-webster-new-words-2015/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Stuart
> >
>