John Gardner wrote: > On 3/16/08, Jinx wrote: >> > incomprehensible appreciations of each other's argot >> >> Now there's a word you don't hear every day >> >> Argot - n, Fr. Etymology unknown. Low, popular slang, esp >> of Paris, specif thieves' slang >> >> Argot - n, the vocabulary peculiar to a particular group of >> people, esp that of an underworld group >> >> Hey ! I resemble that remark ! >> >> Popular, peculiar, particular >> >> Not so much a tea leaf, Parisite or Morlock though > > ROTFL - thanks Joe I know it's not as funny when someone has to explain it to you... but I really want to know why John is rolling on the floor, laughing. :) -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist