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It sounds as though it was to him, Bob. I used to teach my students that a word is like a human. It is born(etymology)lives, breathes and grows as we do by its use and its responsibilites(parts of speech). Over hundreds of years it developes a reputation that can be ameliorative or pejorative. Its attitude and personality can change often over its lifetime just as ours can. Though it lasts so much longer than we do, it can eventually disappear from the language.or be valued for its wisdom and experience and be referred to as it represented its time in history(archaic). We, in turn, become a memory. It's amazing how a simple word can have such an effect upon our lives! E of the headdress ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Anibal" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 5:42 AM Subject: Non-PD Nocturnal > When I was about 6 I asked my father what nocturnal was. He shushed me > soooo for years I thought it was a dirty word. that was about 76 years ago > but every time I see or hear the word I remember the incident. > Bob Anibal > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn