we use Late Lalit after we grew up and realized it might be stereotyping Muslims.of course now it just stereotypes another group.
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Ashwin N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know anything about the origin of the term "late lateef"? > This was a commonly used word in my circles during my school years. > Later it became un-cool to use it. It means a person who is > perennially late for anything. > > (For a few years in my youth I believed that this was a French word > "late-la-thief" ;-) > > ~ash > -- > > Zsa Zsa Gabor - "He taught me housekeeping; when I divorce I keep the > house." > > -- Radhika, Y.R. Project Manager, Centering Women project, Sri Lanka International Center for Sustainable Cities 415 - 1788 W. 5th Avenue Vancouver BC Canada
