Erm..I don't think so

[ladyramkin2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 125291


Magda wrote:
>I've been on sites where people are claiming that "Erm" is a British 
expression meaning "maybe" but I don't believe it.

You are right not to believe it, Magda.  Born and bred in England, 
and I've never heard it used in that way.  It's more often used to 
catch a minute to think.  But "I don't think so" is often used in 
reply to a question so ridiculous that it doesn't deserve serious 
consideration.We really need a live audio copy to get the tone in 
which it was spoken.
Sylvia (who has to admire the ingenuity of the Snape-is-a-vampire 
gang)