notes on word usage
totototo@telus.net (Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:14:31 PDT)
On 17 Jun 06, at 10:44, diana chapman wrote:
...It's difficult, though, when you get ridiculed for using
botanical names. One lady, when I used the botanical name for a
plant, actually said "my, aren't we hoity-toity". Sigh.
Not "sigh." Try "No, just not proud of ignorance."
--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate
on beautiful Vancouver Island