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Term » Abbreviation. Word in Term. Term » Abbr. Filter by: Select category from list She who must be obeyed : So it's just an abbreviation, but why in upper case letters? A lot of people these days don't seem to realise they exist at all! It is not an abbreviation, it is an acronym I am a pedant! The phrase acquired additional significance in British popular culture as the name by which John Mortimer's character Horace Rumpole refers to his wife.
The last line has yet to be added! I think that that is where I first came across it. As opposed to Arfur Daily's 'Er Indoors. The Rider Haggard origin seems correct. To put a little more detail on why an "honorific" was used in the novel and not a name, here is an outline of the background: During the height of the Victorian era, Henry Rider Haggard wrote a series of thrilling adventures set in Africa, then known as the dark continent.
One of these was entitled King Soloman's sic Mines. The story concerned the search for the lost tribe of King Soloman sic and their diamond mines. The leader of the tribe was the mysterious and ageless Ayesha.
Her subjects were forbidden to call her by her real name. The point is that "SWMBO" jocularly refers to a female "significant other" whose influence over the male is terrifying and absolute At least, I assume it's jocular I can be a real pedant:- "One of these was entitled King Soloman's sic Mines.
They could only call her "She. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Thread starter hebdena Start date 8 Aug Joined 17 Oct Messages 9, Location Algarve. I thought it was going to be more disrespectful than that! NigeCh New member. Joined 28 Feb Messages Location Mortehoe. LOL creates confusion it really not 'Laughing out loud' but 'Lots of love. Aramas New member. I got it from Mortimer's Rumpole, but was it around before that?
Okay, so what does "PMSL" represent. She was a seriously scary lady who lived for years, just the stuff for schoolboy reading. Sample dialogue: "We enter the presence of She, and, if thou art not humble, of a surety she will blast thee where thou standest. Joined 31 May Messages 27, Location 'ang on a mo, I'll just take some bearings.
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