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  1. 06-04-2008 #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipG View Post
    There's lots of alternatives to use if you're feeling happy and cheerful.
    Language is changing all the time.
    How about "Wicked".
    That's a complete reversal.
    My Gran (born 1880) once told me that "Sophisticated" meant "Sarcastic".
    I'd love to find a Victorian dictionary so I could check.

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    Just checked my 1950s dictionary and your granny was right .

    And of course "nice" once meant "hard to please" !!

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