Posted by Dinah on January 9, 2003, at 8:17:49
In reply to I've never known Touche to mean intelligent; cleve, posted by NikkiT2 on January 9, 2003, at 7:29:22
Hmmm. Perhaps this is part of the cause of misunderstandings between people. Different useage of the same word.
I have always known touche' to be used in its fencing context, to acknowledge a direct hit. When I say it to someone, I generally mean "Ouch, that hurt because it's got some truth to it." Now I'm wondering what other people think I mean. Not to mention what other people mean when they say it to me. :)
Oh well, semantics can be fun sometimes. But this time I'm just sad at it all.
poster:Dinah
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