I came across this link on the American Dialect Society list ADS-L: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/3690166/Chav-nativity-casts-Mary-as-a-Kappa-slapper.html Interesting approach to questions of dialect and slang. Herb To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/