Local dialects (was Re: Dichromate stain/image)

Steve Avery (stevea@sedal.usyd.edu.AU)
Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:35:20 +1000

Judy Seigel wrote:
>
> But while such issues flit by, how about a political correction for
> the term "nannying" being bandied about on this list of late? What
> about, maybe, "Hectoring"?

Ummm, maybe not a good choice. "Hector" is the colloquial name I have
always had associated with the protector used in cricket to prevent
damage to the family jewels (could just be me and my mates, but everyone
else I met seemed to know it).
But then, maybe nannies perform different roles in the US :-) (with
fran Drescher as role model, who knows...).

cheers
-steve (couldn't let that one go by)