It seems as if I don’t hear the word “hefty” anymore in diplomatic reference to a person’s weight and bulk. It has naturally fallen from such use ever since it came to be the brand name of plastic trash bags. Imagine the flak flying if Earl had used that word (as I did, to my instant regret, a few weeks ago …).
It seems as if I don’t hear the word “hefty” anymore in diplomatic reference to a person’s weight and bulk. It has naturally fallen from such use ever since it came to be the brand name of plastic trash bags. Imagine the flak flying if Earl had used that word (as I did, to my instant regret, a few weeks ago …).