> I'm not sure I see John Williams' point in the other examples. Taffy is > a straightforward (usu.) derogatory term for a Welsh person, just like > Yank for American, etc etc, supposed to be from the name Dafydd, cf > "Paddy" & "Mick" for the Irish. It's not just a general pejorative term > which can be applied to anyone or anything, outside a Welsh context, > but whose roots are in the Welsh language. > I've certainly never thought of Taffy as being derogatory - almost quite the opposite. Its origin is almost definitely from the river Taff that runs through the centre of Cardiff. Paul ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ****** . . . * * . . . * * . PAUL WILLIAMS . paul@denley.demon.co.uk . * * . . . ********** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ()