Re: Where is GMT=?
On Mon, Jan 11, 1999 at 09:00:47PM +0000, Oliver Elphick wrote:
> Michael Meskes wrote:
> >On Mon, Jan 11, 1999 at 04:28:33PM +0100, Fredrik Juhlin wrote:
> >> Do I get to be the first to jump on this too obvious opportunity to play
> >> besserwisser? :)
> >
> >Is 'besserwisser' normaly used in English that way?
>
> It hasn't made it into British English at all. What does it mean?
A 'besserwisser' is someone who knows (or better thinks he knows) everything
better than all the others and acts that was. That is he usually corrects
others. Not a perfect explanation, but I guess you get the point.
Michael
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