atw: Re: The Queen's English? - now OFF TOPIC

Debbie, I just can't resist correcting you:

"charles and his fluisy openly committed adultery"

floozy or floozie

The word is used rather flippantly these days. However it appears to have
originally been a term for a prostitute. Perhaps a bit harsh for Camilla?

And Christine:

"We cow tow to people"

kowtow, kow tow or kow-tow

It's origin is Chinese. Wikipedia has a fascinating article on it. You use
the term correctly, according to it's meaning in English, which has
shifted significantly from its original meaning in traditional Chinese
culture.

Peter Fagan

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