Vault Message Board: Management and Strategy Consulting
Topic Name:
What level can I be hired?
Message Name:
Boor not Boar or Bore
Date Posted:
10/01/1999
Message:
Main Entry: boor
Pronunciation: 'bur
Function: noun
Etymology: Dutch boer; akin to Old English buan to dwell -- more at BOWER
Date: 1551
1 : PEASANT
2 : a rude or insensitive person
I think he was trying to say number 2.
(Sorry this violates the 20 minute rule)