So, which do you use?

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August 23, 2010, 01:56

BobHale

So, which do you use?

http://jeffreyhill.typepad.com...news-card-shark.html

I've always used card sharp.

How about you. Sharp or shark?

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August 23, 2010, 07:09

zmježd

I've always used card sharp and had never seen the other. The OED suggests that the term is originally US and from card-sharper.

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August 23, 2010, 08:08

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August 23, 2010, 08:09

arnie

I've seen both variants used. I'd probably use card sharp myself.

As might be expected, Wikipedia has an article.

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August 23, 2010, 19:12

tinman

I've always used card shark. I don't remember hearing card sharp. I probably have and just heard it as card shark. I noticed the Wikipedia article included another variant: card snark.