Re: supermarket cashier again

Ron Hardin wrote:
>
> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> >
> > Operatunity was shown in the US for the first time this evening (a sort
> > of Pop Idol/American Idol for opera amateurs, but all in one 90-minute
> > program), and the big winner was shown at her job -- as a cashier at
> > Tescos. She scanned each item _and bagged it_. Those scenes were
> > probably shot in 2001.
> > --
> > Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
>
> Surely it's ``sacked'' in some regions.

"Sacked" means 'fired' (UK: 'made redundant'). (Talk about
euphemisms!!!)
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
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