Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Joe Baker <joebaker AT cygnus.uwa.edu.au>]

Now Bill only an isolated Kiwi would say

<quote> This use of "lad" strikes me as being a local colloquialism </quote>

Have you ever seen British war time films which use "lads" to refer to a
band of young men of military age. And what about that old pommy TV program
called "The Likely Lads" about a group of rascally mates.

Regards
Joe Baker ===========\
Perth                |
Western Australia ===/