In message <87irgezm16.fsf at tapsellferrier.co.uk>, Nic James Ferrier <nferrier at tapsellferrier.co.uk> writes >> <Sigh> A "double entendre" often refers to something with a negative >> meaning. I was basically asking if that's what he was implying without being >> defensive. >>In English a dounle entendre is not negative. It's rude. See: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entendre> noting that the efforts to explain the "barman" joke are misplaced, as there is a cocktail (drink) called the "double entendre". >It's not normally considered negative. Just silly. I dispute that! -- Andy Mabbett * Say "NO!" to compulsory ID Cards: <http://www.no2id.net/> * Free Our Data: <http://www.freeourdata.org.uk> * Are you using Microformats, yet: <http://microformats.org/> ?