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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Potty talk #112479 09/20/03 09:48 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 > Or potty mouth, maybe. No, don't go there, what an unpleasant image! I'm fascinated that there is such a difference on this word. I used the phrase "potted history" farily regularly. Canned has a different feel to me, I'd avoid any TV show which seemed to have canned laughter, it sounds very fake. Potted has a much friendlier and less violent feel about it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Potty talk #112480 09/20/03 09:52 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 What about the word "Potty" meaning "daft" (less strong than stupid, more like silly). Does that translate? Or you are driving me potty? (driving me mad/making me irritated) I'm potty about him. (in love) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Potty talk #112481 09/21/03 05:47 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Hah! Most of the uses of "potty" are Anglocentric, excluding "English Québec" which is an oxymoron anyway, isn't it, Bel? I mean, the Wolfe is no longer at your door or anything. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Potty talk #112482 09/21/03 11:02 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park What about the word "Potty" meaning "daft" (less strong than stupid, more like silly). Does that translate? Or you are driving me potty? (driving me mad/making me irritated) I'm potty about him. (in love) understood, but never used to my knowledge this side of the pond... we don't use potted or potty that way.. the only thing we talk about being potted is a plant.(the potted plant fell from is precarious spot on the window ledge, and hit a pedestrian on the walk!) and in addition to canned laughter, a politian might deliver a 'canned speach', especially if on the campaigne trail.. the same speach in every town, with one or two lines changed to make it seem 'specific' to this town, this towns problems. (if it was written , it would be in a form letter!) my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,331 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 (), 830 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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