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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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