... the following commenters on my November Word Fugitive post, which requested a word for those thoughtless folks who stop dead at the top of an escalator or walk four abreast on a busy sidewalk.
Geoff Webb
Cathy McNally
Amy M.
Hank Horsey
Space and time permitting, I'd
like to credit you for your coinages in the March Atlantic. You'll each be more unmistakably you if you'll let me
know by e-mail what town and state you live in - and Amy, in your case, your
last name too.
Hello,
The answer to this question from an ex-pat of nearly forty-years is: Everyday Europeans or Germans, if your prefer, or in my experience,
Viennese.
Posted by Ken | December 24, 2008 8:54 AM