tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post2735768051817299937..comments2023-04-02T14:41:46.225-01:00Comments on Not quite The Spectator Essays: Tuesday tale on a Valentine WednesdayScholiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10219626585108690444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-37813770224819077242007-02-14T15:30:00.000-01:002007-02-14T15:30:00.000-01:00You sure are thoughtful :)It's interesting how the...You sure are thoughtful :)<BR/>It's interesting how the words are absorbed into another language. 'rules' has been adopted to portuguese (sounds strange too) but not 'sucks', thank the Lord. ;)<BR/>Those things never occur to me, but when you mentioned that question, I knew that I had to have a spanish writer (Lucia Extebarria) to write the book of my life. Love her.Devil Moodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083722657651175729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-12627808957655438212007-02-14T12:47:00.000-01:002007-02-14T12:47:00.000-01:00I grew up using "sucks" but as a parent find that ...I grew up using "sucks" but as a parent find that it sounds very offensive from the mouths of my little ones...but I can't stop using it either. We've tried switching to "stinks" and it's marginally better. Sigh.Just Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905450507245928649noreply@blogger.com