tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post8697822323786508928..comments2024-03-29T07:54:24.161+00:00Comments on TONE DEAF: Brit writes like BritRoderick Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-38934582216459141002015-09-26T06:44:00.810+01:002015-09-26T06:44:00.810+01:00Avus: Just in case you should be left in any doubt...Avus: Just in case you should be left in any doubt: "having or showing the annoying quality of people who feel very pleased or satisfied with their abilities, achievements, etc."Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-56105102098357483372015-09-25T12:55:43.833+01:002015-09-25T12:55:43.833+01:00Smug original definition:
"mid 16th century (...Smug original definition:<br />"mid 16th century (originally in the sense ‘neat, spruce’): from Low German smuk ‘pretty’.<br /><br />but it has become corrupted over time, I guess.Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-80355508711371299552015-09-25T09:55:12.828+01:002015-09-25T09:55:12.828+01:00Avus: I did enjoy myself. Some folk climb Everest ...Avus: I did enjoy myself. Some folk climb Everest for adventure, wrestle piranhas, write to The Times, dismantle Velocettes. This was my take on the word - to see if I could earn a living in a foreign country, the advantage being all the family were able to participate.<br /><br />I would dispute your second sentence. Smugness is almost never forgivable. And Brits, in my opinion, do it best (worst?)Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-89686068281347115642015-09-25T09:28:50.050+01:002015-09-25T09:28:50.050+01:00Sounds like you were enjoying yourself, RR. You ha...Sounds like you were enjoying yourself, RR. You had reasons to be smug.Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.com