Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site burdvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!akgua!psuvax1!burdvax!wpl From: wpl@burdvax.UUCP (William Loftus) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Sayings Message-ID: <1879@burdvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Jan-85 19:24:25 EST Article-I.D.: burdvax.1879 Posted: Wed Jan 2 19:24:25 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Jan-85 00:28:48 EST Distribution: net Organization: System Development Corporation, Paoli PA Lines: 20 Hello I few years ago I had a girl friend who learned Cantonese and English as she was growing up; neither language was her first language. She had two sayings that I never heard before: 1) That's the thing. 2) Close the lights (meaning -- turn off the lights). Does anyone have a good explanation of where these sayings came from? Are they used in any other part of the country or in other countries? / / /======/ Ronin ======= / / / / / /======/ ..!burdvax!wpl ====== / / / /======/ /