On 31 Jan 2005 at 17:31, MedCat7 at aol.com wrote > In a message dated 1/31/2005 3:10:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Shawn > Burns" <s1burns at ucsd.edu> writes: > > >Language is like a thingamajig. > > > >There is always change and evolution in language, > > Like "wicked." It really means something evil (or to that effect), but > the way I, and many New Englanders, use it is to mean something like, > "very" or "extremely," only meant more than exteme (if that makes > sense) (wicked cold, wicked awesome). There ar e other ways I use it > to, but I don't think anyone would understand them as I am a strange > person and say and do many strange things. > > -C > You left out my favorite - "wicked pissa"! M Michele Riccio mr1 at rcosta.com