Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 05:44:37 EDT From: BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU Subject: Re: [p*tut] and more From: NAME: David Bergdahl FUNC: English TEL: (614) 593-2783 To: MX%"ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uga.cc.uga.edu"[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MRGATE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAX On patoot: I forgot to mention that my wife--a psychologist who works in Marietta and Athens--recently heard [p*tu] from a client, which makes it sound more frenchy. [dufIs] is, I believe, Polish for contemptible fellow or somesuch insult; I've heard it from a 40ish Italian-American from Buffalo. DAVID David Bergdahl Ohio University/Athens OH BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CaTS.OHIOU.EDU