Subject: yo and ma Date: Thu, 17 Feb 94 19:33:22 GMT David Polewka writes to Scott Ma: &&By the way, how's yer brother Yo-Yo? ma - bunch of different meanings in Chinese, depending on tonality mama - what a baby says yo - an exclamation yo-yo - a toy Yo Yo - a rap singer Yo Yo Ma - a cellist yo mama - an ethnic slur John This post is copyright © 1994 John Perry. Any rebroadcast or republication is prohibited without my expressed written consent. Write to me with your comments or usage requests |