>Me too. I thought it was a silly humourous statement. Terry's command of the English language is so far advanced from mine though that he grasps understandings from words that I don't.

Aw, now you're just trying to get round me with flattery! :-)

>I think the word may have a different connotation to it in England than it does here in the states.

from that which it has here in the States Sorry - being a prigg!

Here, we use a lot of English words differently than from their original meaning which is incorrect I know, but habit.

Just HAD TO!!!!

BTW, do you lot use the expression "pratt", meaning an "pathetic idiot"? Many people here with the surname Pratt (like the dr in ER) would have it chaged by deed poll.

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>>I'm sure you did but Alex has already got me down as Terry the prig (I've been called some names in my life but never that)
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>>Then I apologize. It was not meant that way. It is not a word I'm that familiar with. Hadn't seen it in years. "Priggishness" sounded funny. No harm meant.