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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: One who roots for the underdog #67965 04/30/02 07:54 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia B Bridget addict Bridget addict B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia I get funny looks when I say I have a "cat in my throat" instead of a "frog in my throat" like English people say. Years and years ago a French girl complained to me that 'my nose is sinking'. I looked at her blankly. It was some time before we worked out that the French use the same verb (couler? help me out, bel!) for a sinking ship and a running nose... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted One who roots for the underdog Robert Payne 04/29/02 06:56 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog wwh 04/29/02 07:02 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog wwh 04/29/02 07:18 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog Wordwind 04/29/02 08:00 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog maverick 04/29/02 09:09 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog Alex Williams 04/29/02 09:32 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog consuelo 04/29/02 09:41 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog wofahulicodoc 04/30/02 07:47 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog Jackie 04/29/02 11:37 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog tsuwm 04/30/02 02:02 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog Jackie 04/30/02 12:13 PM Re: close but no cigar wwh 04/30/02 12:59 PM Re: close but no cigar wofahulicodoc 04/30/02 07:40 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog doc_comfort 05/01/02 05:01 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog Jackie 05/01/02 10:43 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog Angel 05/01/02 06:46 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog AphonicRants 04/30/02 02:33 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog tsuwm 04/30/02 03:02 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog wwh 04/30/02 03:13 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog Robert Payne 04/30/02 06:59 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog hev 04/30/02 01:03 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog belMarduk 04/30/02 01:35 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog Robert Payne 04/30/02 01:36 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog belMarduk 04/30/02 01:39 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog WhitmanO'Neill 04/30/02 02:41 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog doc_comfort 04/30/02 05:03 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog hev 04/30/02 05:14 AM Re: One who roots for the underdog Capital Kiwi 04/30/02 10:31 AM Re: Wombats and Kiwis hev 05/01/02 12:55 AM Which came first, the wombat or the Kiwi? TEd Remington 05/02/02 04:45 PM Re: One who roots for the underdog Bridget 04/30/02 07:54 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,423 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 424 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,593 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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