Nancy means the same thing on both sides of the pond, however, between good friends, calling someone you blatantly know isn't gay, a poof, nancy, trouser-twitcher or whatever is just another way of saying "idiot"... Fag has probably the largest difference in meaning. However, there are those words which work the other way such as Randy or Spunk, see http://www.english2american.com/ which is a really funny read, if you're bored. BTW whilst in Houston earlier this year, in a crowded shop (store), I momentarily forgot where I was and accused my friend of "having breath that smelt as if he'd been chewing fag butts all night". Martin PS mate n. Your mates are your good friends; your buddies. I understand that the derivation is maritime (from "shipmate") rather than carnal. I don't know about everyone else but in my case they're probably the last people I'd consider mating with. Marc Levy wrote: >Fag.. those are the things they smoke on the other >side of the pond.. > > >--- Walter Coe <Whalt@xxxxxxx> wrote: ><SNIP> > > >>>You great nancy! >>> >>> >>According to the American Heritage Dictionary, I >>just got called a fag. Now >>consider that those Brits call all their friends >>"mates". >> >> ><SNIP> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=249982.3512844.4795476.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12o72ctft/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/autore dir?camp=556&lineid=3512844?=egroupweb&pos=HM> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=249982.3512844.4795476.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1524963/rand=276203657> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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