"J C" <greyw01f at hotmail.com> writes: > HEy guys, has anyone ever heard of the phrase "wot"? > > I saw it first in a calvin and hobbes comic years back and have since > seen very isolated instances where it is used. Pretty cool, wot? > for instance... > > I'm not sure what it means, where it can be used and whether or not > it's slang...anyone got any answers? Just an alternate spelling of "what", I believe. Certainly "Pretty cool, what?" is decently idiomatic English. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Photos: <dd-b.lighthunters.net> Snapshots: <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>