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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread thank-you-ma'am #62529 03/27/02 11:43 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 144 London, UK R rkay OP member OP rkay member R Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 144 London, UK Today's word is definitely a new one on me - is it in common usage in the US? The nearest I can think of that we have are 'sleeping policemen' which are the bumps they put into the road to slow traffic down. I think I'd just use 'potholes' to describe what today's word is calling 'thank-you-ma'am's'. What about the rest of you?? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted thank-you-ma'am rkay 03/27/02 11:43 AM Re: thank-you-ma'am Faldage 03/27/02 11:59 AM Re: thank-you-ma'am rkay 03/27/02 12:35 PM Re: thank-you-ma'am milum 03/28/02 10:13 PM Re: thank-you-ma'am AnnaStrophic 03/29/02 12:47 AM Re: thank-you-ma'am Angel 03/29/02 01:07 AM Re: thank-you-ma'am Keiva 03/29/02 01:13 AM Re: thank-you-ma'am musick 03/29/02 03:55 AM Re: thank-you-ma'am Angel 03/29/02 05:01 AM Re: thank-you-ma'am milum 03/29/02 08:45 AM Re: thank-you-ma'am consuelo 03/30/02 12:02 AM Re: thank-you-ma'am Flatlander 03/27/02 01:25 PM Re: thank-you-ma'am wow 03/27/02 06:34 PM Re: ma'am/mum AnnaStrophic 03/27/02 06:45 PM Re: thank-you-ma'am Angel 03/27/02 07:54 PM Re: Queens and Grandmothers (thank you mum!) wow 03/28/02 12:18 PM Mum Bingley 04/03/02 05:45 AM Re: Queens and Grandmothers (thank you mum!) modestgoddess 04/03/02 05:13 PM All us kiddies call our Mum, Mum TEd Remington 04/03/02 05:53 PM Re: thank-you-ma'am AnnaStrophic 03/28/02 12:35 PM Re: thank you for the quick kiss wow 04/03/02 12:29 PM Re: thank you for the quick kiss Keiva 04/03/02 04:33 PM Re: thank-you-ma'am hev 03/27/02 11:26 PM . Max Quordlepleen 03/27/02 11:54 PM 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 Posts229,333 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 (), 709 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 17 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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