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On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Michael Meskes wrote:
> 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.
Dunno about British English, but the Americans translate it by "smart
ass". There probably is a more politically correct equivalent through.
(But then again neither German nor English are my native language ;)
Cordialement,
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