I have to say, I AGREE with the sentiments expressed by Bluebirdjones. I don't particularly like the expression either - although perhaps not quite so much as I dislike hearing men referring to their wives as "the wife" ... as though they were some sort of *commodity. Talking of *which, it makes my teeth grind equally when people call presents 'prezzies"! Why must the British (Scots included) demean the use of their native tongue?
