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It's probably a peculiarity of American English as 'Happy Christmas' or 'queue up' sounds right to those with a more British English bent. Both 'cutting along' and 'cutting across' made sense to me once @Truereview pointed out my mistake. Gman

Oh my!!!!I guess you've found my inadvertent error. :confused:In my mind I was confusing 'cutting across' and 'cutting along'. Thank gosh for non-native speakers!!! So disregard that part of the post. The rest is still true. Gman

Contronyms are a class of words that are also called auto-antonyms. The most famous example I can think of is the word 'cleave' which can mean to sever or to cling to. But phrases can also be similar to 'contronyms'. For example in the UK, the common meaning to 'table a motion' is to put it on the table for consideration. In American English it more commonly means to get rid of the motion-keep it on the table and away from being discussed or voted on. I came across a similar situation today. A phrase that to me would normally mean the opposite of the way it was employed. It occurred in an article in the Washington Post describing the flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew. I quote: In some hard-hit communities, like Lumberton, the flooding also cut along socioeconomic lines: a white area of town was preserved, Now it seems to me that in the past when I've seen the phrase 'cut along socioeconomic lines', it's often been talking about some issue or event that has affected a majority of people irrespective of their socioeconomic class. Has my understanding of this phrase been wrong all these years? Gman

I guess if you had the words, you wouldn't need a thesaurus. Gman

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I'll try to remember that next time your birthday rolls around. Gman

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Made me a bit tearful- http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/fashion/modern-love-mennonite-father-gay-siblings.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Gman

ef·fer·vesce \ˌe-fər-ˈves\ intransitive verb 1 : to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes 2 : to show liveliness or exhilaration Gman

I figured it out eventually. G

I'm all for comfort. I'm more -Why would you do that to your EARS?!!!!! Gman

Dedicated to all my Forum Friends with sensitive nips-a group I am sadly not a part of. http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii612/rexmaker/C883AAA1-E469-42F7-96E5-4D9C845715DD_zpspbggbxde.jpg Gman

That might depend on how Armond reacted to having your hand up his backside. Gman

I'm not sure that would be a good idea. Considering this is opera, and everyone would be dressed to the 9's, someone might mistake you for Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.:D http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii612/rexmaker/BA76405D-68D1-4834-9C15-A258A52E6280_zps6tuqjcnw.jpg Gman

If someone thinks they want to take Austin, there's something physical they may want to consider. What I mean is Austin's stature. He's over 6 feet tall. I think he's 6'3" or 6'4" and a very solid built guy. When I took him out several years ago, he made some kind of mention of not always enjoying performances because the seating was uncomfortable for him. The reason I recall this was we ended up at a smaller theater. The rows were very steep. The seating wasn't that comfortable for me either. I'm not saying you shouldn't hire him if he's your type. But if you know it's one of the extremely timy theaters, maybe a slightly smaller escort wouldn't be as inconvenienced by small seats. Gman

But Charlie-some of us don't like to attend things by ourselves. One of the things I liked most about having a weekend with an escort, assuming we clicked, was that I finally had someone to go to a play with, see a movie with, take a tour of the city with, and got to have ... once we were back to the hotel. :rolleyes:Now I realize the majority of you out there probably aren't as socially alone as I am-or was. But I looked forward to the companionship. Gman

It may be a joke. But am I then the only one not to get it? I was thinking the joke might be with 'crabs'. But I can't think of anyway it goes with 'admonish, knitting or brow'. Someone please help me out here. Gman

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii612/rexmaker/4AD0BF7B-5E3F-4D84-AECE-2E002DD37283_zpsjzsn1fuc.jpg I can hardly wait for the McAnswers. Gman

Hunh? Gman PS That would never happen. Bud dates Tom's sister.

Sometimes the truth is so difficult to face.... http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii612/rexmaker/8710E64B-63A5-4F41-BD00-525FC7F04FD3_zpsdb84fkoz.jpg Gman

The first definition in my Webster's http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii612/rexmaker/0F6F9DFC-8801-4F96-AEA4-34475F39A00D_zpswmirm6kd.png The second definition where sodium hydroxide is mentioned. http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii612/rexmaker/1C354088-545B-4B5F-88A4-42BDDBEA01C0_zpsrloilund.png Gman