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WCT: August 24-28, 2009
Akima:
With regard to "natty old blazer"... Does "natty" mean something different in America or at least Massachusetts? Where I come from, "natty" means "neat, trim and smart", as in: "That is a natty suit". Or was "natty" supposed to be "ratty"?
cerement:
Old and ratty, usually from being over-worn (or worn and washed way too often) -- "you're not wearing that natty old sweatshirt again, are you? it's gonna fall apart the next time you wash it!"
maddness:
Old, ratty sweater = nappy, because the nap is raised and fuzzy. Akima has the right definition of natty.
Watched Pot:
I will stand with cerement. Living in America, I've never heard the word used to describe any garment less than, say, 20 years old and in a condition that shows its age. The only thing I can think of is that perhaps around here at some point people started using the word sarcastically and it just gradually got to the point where it is almost always used in that context (I know there are other words/phrases like this but for the life of me I can't think of an example right now). In any case, it is not a very commonly used word (around here).
Random832:
--- Quote from: raoullefere on 28 Aug 2009, 12:38 ---
--- Quote from: Border Reiver on 28 Aug 2009, 07:03 ---Hannelore - went to college - small business owner/counts stuff
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Counting stuff is not a small business? Well, very small, I'll grant you, but still, she has at least one major client.
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I'd actually say "independent consultant" rather than "small business owner".
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