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And is hamlet (not the play) also related?
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and also ham omelette?
Oh, sorry, that was a bit ham-fisted...
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>and also ham omelette?
What if you lived in the French hamlet of vertouefs?
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Is it just me, or is this thread beginning to look a lot like a WA thread?
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formerly known as etaoin...
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WA thread?
No. The thread is maintaining its Hamitic nature.
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I have used the terms forever. With a fine distinction. "ham fisted" = something done in in anger. "ham-handed" = something done awkwardly.
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"ham fisted" = something done in in anger. "ham-handed" = something done awkwardly. [e.a.]
Fascinating - I would never have guessed that it was used as anything other than my assumed understanding, namely clumsy - so I would completely misinterpret your intention in this case!
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Well, once once again, I'm throwing my lot yin with my brythonic yang. Hamfisted for "done in anger" would have completely flummoxed me, too.
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