Posted by Prue Eckett on June 04, 2006 at 04:59:03 from 219.88.96.239 user PrueEckett.
In Reply to: Re: Governesses (was Grass nest monster was No more Pish or Tosh posted by PeterH on June 03, 2006 at 14:23:02:
*eyebrows raised* the worst?
From what I've read the 'lower' sort of governesses used terms their employers used to make them appear higher up the class ladder. Pish tosh sounds just the sort of governessy term - like 'spit spot' for hurry up.
I reckon...