Mark:
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Ah, and altogether not to the point, but as long as you're listening, I
started thinking about Sp. hoy, It. oggi, Latin hodie, and French
aujourd'hui. Say wah? On the day of today? Anybody have a chrestomathie
handy to tease out the history of that one?
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"Yah bas" was a Glasgow gang-shout of the sixties (ask Carlos) -- *that* was
a killer to decode, and the best bet that it was Cuban, basta, enough.
*Not* a term you used in a pub if you wanted to exit with your
tackle intact.
Tongs and Cumbie.
R.
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