ell, I know that one mosre post and it falls in Tybalt's hands but 
I'm hopeing that mine is the last and we all do not perish  :)

Anyway, my point....

 There is also the exprssion "Sweang like a Fishmonger" which is to-wit
to have a "salty" vocab.

Neil
 


On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Brian Mull wrote:

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 22:41:18 -0400
From: Brian Mull <bmull@provide.net>
To: AlphSailor@aol.com, ffml@fanfic.com
Subject: Re: [FFML] [Art/Teaser] Last One Standing poster - What is a

    fishmonger?

Dark Alpha,

p.s.- I may look like a fool, but will someone please explain what's a 
'fishmonger' to me?

Let's break it down.  First, a fish is an animal with a backbone that 
lives in the water and breaths through gills.  While, second, a 
monger is a person who sells/deals in something, most often 
illegally.

Therefore, a fishmonger is a person who deals in fish, most often in 
an illegal manner.

Many dictionaries ignore the illegal portion of monger and just say 
a person who sells fish.

However, if you call a person a fishmonger you are giving a 
connotation of seediness to their character.

Hope this helps.

Brian
The Fountains Are Dusty In The Graveyard Of Dreams
The Hinges Are Rusty, They Swing With Tiny Screams.

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