>>>>> "CT" == Christian Tismer <tismer@tismer.com> writes: CT> Tim Peters wrote: >> [Christian Tismer] >> >>> I'd like to pet you for your new version, >> >> >> LOL -- that comes off a bit, umm, endearing to American English >> ears. But I understand the sentiment, and thank you for it. CT> I meant "to tap s.o. on the shoulder". Does this have the CT> meaning of encouraging and honoring? The verb pet is most often used to mean stroking or caressing an animal -- a pet dog or cat. There is also a slang usage of pet that is straight out of the Hungarian phrasebook. Not "My hovercraft is full of eels," but "Drop your panties, Sir William, I cannot wait 'til lunchtime." Your meaning was clear, but it was impossible to suppress a wry grin. Jeremy
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