iv_dannyh_gorkys_zygotic_mynci frAnk when describing Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, you used the term, "fay." what do you mean by that? what american figures of speech or slang do you find peculiar, strange, or interesting? 011023 ... unhinged fay=fairy i was going to put some more connections but didn't see the original context so i am censuring myself 011023 ... DannyH Typo for fey. Fey, a. Disordered in mind like one about to die; possessing or displaying magical, fairylike, or unearthly qualities. Now freq. used ironically in sense 'affected, whimsy'. 1969 D. BURNHAM Through Dooms of Love 219 Now your wife would be perfect for the part; she's got that fey look as though she's had breakfast with a leprechaun. Oxford English Dictionary. More answers soon... 011024 ... DannyH As far as your native variant form of english goes, I'm quite keen on "and shit." As a kind of generalising suffix eg "frAnk and I go to the movies." "frAnk and I go to the movies and shit." "Motherfucker" is probably the English language's most beautiful sounding and demonstrative swearword. It doesn't work in an English accent at all. We have "cunt" instead which you lot can't say properly (see: American Beauty) There is nothing worse I can imagine than all my days being "nice" but I love the way Americans say "Oh my god." 011025 what's it to you? who go blather from