Didache 12:5

Stephen C. Carlson scarlson at mindspring.com
Mon Feb 21 09:43:03 EST 2000


At 07:09 AM 2/21/00 -0600, Jeffrey B. Gibson wrote:
>One problem, however, is that (unless things have changed radically
>since I moved from there) in some circumstances in Britain,  and
>therefore for British ears, "monger" does not have the pejorative
>connotation or tones that I think Bart wants to convey. When one
>wants to purchase some "hardware" (as in Ace hardware, not computer
>supplies), one still goes to the Ironmongers.

To my American ear, this neutral meaning of "monger" is unfamiliar,
and the word when used does have a pejorative connotation.  For
example, in the 80s, it was not uncommon to hear Ronald Reagan
called a "warmonger."  Your mileage will vary, of course, in other
English speaking countries.

Stephen Carlson
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