I was thinking about that salty vernacular (confession: which I sometimes employ) and I speculate he picked it up while serving in WWII — very colorful and odd word combinations, and a bit dated.
As long as there aren’t children around, or as long as you’re not a child. I remember unconsciously mimicking my pop and catching red-hot-hell from my teacher when I was seven. It was a quick lesson in proper usage and decorum.
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I was thinking about that salty vernacular (confession: which I sometimes employ) and I speculate he picked it up while serving in WWII — very colorful and odd word combinations, and a bit dated.
Marvellous. Salty vernacular should be used more often.
As long as there aren’t children around, or as long as you’re not a child. I remember unconsciously mimicking my pop and catching red-hot-hell from my teacher when I was seven. It was a quick lesson in proper usage and decorum.
Oh my! I can imagine!
I ordered your book today :).
Luanne! Thank you! Hope it’s as much fun to read as it was to write. xox, V
And he raised a daughter of granite determination and a Heart as big as the World… Just sayin’!
Bwahaha! You got the granite part right. Thank you and xox to you, Mr. Kaplan!
And the second part, Ms Modest! 😉
Or, what? You gonna make me say “uncle?” 🙂
Kids, kids! What on earth am I going to do with you two?!
I might just, at that! 😉