I quite often say "Ta-me" when someone I know reasonably well does something for me. It was only when I was challenged about it a couple of months ago that I stopped to wonder where the hell I had picked it up. Then I remembered - it was the "word" that my niece used to use for both "please" and "thank you" when she was learning to speak.

Ah well, it's stuck for 26 years. Another few won't hurt anything, will they?


The idiot also known as Capfka ...