Mxsmanic wrote:

Dave Frightens Me writes:

Any particular recommendations? (I'll do some research, natch.)

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=natch

I don't know what shocks me mo That I have never heard that word,
or that my English feels decidedly insecure about it.

It's old slang. Not knowing slang is never something to worry about.

You must be an utterly fantastic teacher.

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