I never knew it had a proper name. For almost 65 years I've only
ever referred to it - and heard it referred to, as far as I can
remember - as 'sleepymen' (-man, I suppose, if only one corner is
affected). Mother: "Go and wash your face again, you boyling foul,
you've still got sleepymen in your eye-corners."
--
Noel
Re: Just now... ...Missing sleep on its own isn't going to do it. ... and you need to take several to get a proper result. ... The only use I've found for them is measuring how much my ... useful for telling whether someone is of general low ability or they have ... (uk.people.support.depression)
Re: Full moon of "ramadan" ... >> as diptote would indicate its use as a proper name. ... > to do with marking something as a proper name or a common noun.... > We know that this calendar reform took place after the revelation of the ... my, and the usual, understanding is "the Night of Power". ... (soc.religion.islam)
Re: hplip setup problems ... Yes, of course sleep() works. ... But I am looking for the *proper* way to fix ... If the driver, libusb and hplip are acting properly, then perhaps the ... (freebsd-questions)
Re: "Scheme" - AmE negative connotations? ... in the US, *always* has negative connotations, both whether used as a verb or a noun. ... She is therefore quite surprised that, in BrE, the word is frequently used by government agencies to describe something intended to be positive. ... "scheme" in a sentence as a noun or verb is usually referring to some form of chicanery, evilness, or is using the word sarcastically to mean a plan that probably won't work. ... (alt.usage.english)
