Re: git

From: the Omrud (usenet.omrud_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/06/05 

Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 14:58:33 -0000

Peter T. Daniels typed thusly:

> Django Cat wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 21:51:08 GMT, "Peter T. Daniels"
> > <grammatim@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >
> > >Douglas G. Kilday wrote:
>
> > >> In unambiguous contexts, "pissed" can function as a clipping of "pissed up",
> > >> which does mean 'drunk'. E.g. "He gets pissed on just three beers!"
> > >
> > >I have never before encountered "pissed up."
> >
> > Try spending a Friday evening in Oldham, Lancs, Chum (or most other
> > British small town centres at the weekend).
> >
> > You will encounter 'pissed up' with remarkable speed.
>
> I don't know where those three "small town centres" may be, but: some
> corroboration from other "small town centres" throughout Britain?

I can't corroborate as I haven't spent Friday night in a town centre
for about 25 years, but I can parse the sentence:

Oldham: a town to the north of Manchester
Lancs: short for "Lancashire", a county containing Oldham
Chum: an affectionate term of address 

-- 
David
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