On 10/03/2011 23:35, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> I use it in my thoughts quite a bit, but haven't actually made the noise.
> Something about having to stop and explain it. Another is often heard when my
> wife looks on horrified as I pour a glass full of whisky and and I reply,
> "What? It's just a wee dram."<g> (She's a nurse, so she knows what a dram
> actually is, and it ain't a glass full, unless it's a mighty small glass,
> unworthy of good whisky.
>
> --Bob
Ha! 'Dram' is one of those terms, like 'smidgin' or 'shortly' or even
'just a drop for me, thanks', which depend entirely on circumstances,
atmosphere and company, and are well noted for their elasticity..!
;-)
D. (who needs a glass? We don't need this cork any more!)
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