Yes it does, just about! But I was quoting a fairly well-known expression in UK English, "To call a spade a ruddy shovel"; to speak robustly to how things are. A tad more vigorous than calling a spade a spade..... Best, David. > David B, does 'ruddy' represent the frontier of your on-line > expletive usage? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120522/ae658b2e/attachment.htm>
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