Health~~ma to billytea's nephew and Burrell's niece. Scary stuff.

Well, the word was dago.

I am coming out of lurker status hear to laugh a bit at the offensive word (I am a dago).

I am sure you didn't mean offense.

Shir, you had no reason to know that anyone would take offense. There is a world of difference between purposely using offensive terms and doing so innocently. (and thanks for satisfying the curious)

Shir, I wouildn't stress. That's a pretty antiquated slur. Probably not a lot of people really remember its use. I certainly wouldn't expect someone whose first language isn't English to know that immediately.

That's a pretty antiquated slur. Probably not a lot of people really remember its use. I certainly wouldn't expect someone whose first language isn't English to know that immediately.

That's really what I meant.

Thanks, guys.

It's a mixture of "words are the only thing I have to communicate with so I must be careful with the way I phrase myself" and the cultural difference thing, which I'm trying to be aware of. I was afraid I'm hitting something close as the n word (and in my country most people won't find that word very offensive).

Shir, the main thing is that we all know it was an innocent mistake, and that you are not the sort of person to go around slinging slurs intentionally.

Hey, I grew up here and I didn't hear till "Hill Street"

I had to ask my bro-in-law. Being the good Marine, he knew it without hesitation. I'm curious what his screen name was that it shortened to that. Either way Shir, don't sweat the small stuff. It's his fault for picking that as a user name.