A local journalist in today's Press of Atlantic City, in citing the weather term, said trof is now used interchangeably with trough. I've never seen it spelled that way, I don't like that form, I'm just not comfortable with what seems a cheapening of the language for convenience...it's more like a flimsy bastardization than an ongoing evolution of language...even good slang is better than that.

But then, of course, there's draught and draft...but the former (draught) has to be beer in my eyes.

Here's the article:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/atlantic/062105SPRING_J21.cfm

What'd'yall think?

Mr. Webster is smiling...

>Mr. Webster is smiling...

No, ah don't think he is.

"Trof" strikes me as one of those words that seem so clever when they are added to the names of cheap motels and cafes, such as "nu" in place of "new" and "nite" in place of "night" and like that.

All I can think of is the Tropf brothers.
















They played basketball 'round these parts in the 70s. Jeff played at MSU for one year. This is an idiosyncratic issue, I know. [/ramblings of one quickly falling into the pool of ancientness]

>cheap motels and cafes

the Rusty Trof Bar & Grille

Hog's Trof Sports Bar and Grill
700 21st Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Hog Trof
12808 W Farmington Rd
Hanna City, IL 61536

Porky's Pizza Trof
13165 Main St
Weston, OH

I rest my case.

Hog's Trof Sports Bar and Grill
700 21st Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Hog Trof
12808 W Farmington Rd
Hanna City, IL 61536

Porky's Pizza Trof
13165 Main St
Weston, OH

I rest my case.

roflmao Oh so eloquently put.

Bravo Father Steve

Blessings,


Rev. Alimae

'nuff said.

While admitting that the ough's of the English language are ridiculously confusing to new spellers and pronouncers, it seems a bit late to change it now.


and if you do at least use both f's

I did.

exactly and it looks so much better than nuf would have looked.