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Re: [OM] OT: Use of verbs, was Re: olympus Digest, Vol 27, Issue 31

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Use of verbs, was Re: olympus Digest, Vol 27, Issue 31
From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:23:41 -0800
> From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> How exactly does "keep your pecker up" mean other than what it sounds like?

I was told that the vernacular is, "Keep your nose up," or symbolically, keep 
in good cheer. Perhaps an actual Brit can elaborate...

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A Man of Knowledge to the Point. More is often taught by a jest than by the 
most serious teaching. -- Baltasar Gracian
:::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::

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