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Blazers (in Questions & Answers about Words) by zmježd Eric Partridge, in his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, suggests a different etymology for blazer: "A (light) sports jacket: 1880. Orig. the bright scarlet jacket of the Lady Margaret Boat Club of St John's College, Cambridge. Coll. in C. 20, S.E." Many ghits give the nearly verbatim... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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the way I roll (in Questions & Answers about Words) by dalehilemanpearce: You are absolutely right about that. But my problem is, that I need to guess right away whether an expr is going to achieve longevity. So I've developed a number of techniques for the purpose. The main trick of course, is to determine how many Ghits it elicits; then look in the various... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Globish (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Seanahanaren't actually learning the language.With 184,000 ghits, I would say it is certainly close to... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Behemoth as adjective (in Questions & Answers about Words) by aput'behemoth'.Now, "as behemoth as" is a better test. Only 89 ghits, but many of them are actually using... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Could you care less? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kalleh.3) Ghits don't tell us much.That's as far as my vehemence goes. I could, I suppose, be convinced... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Blazers (in Questions & Answers about Words) by tinman).When I first read your post, I wondered what "ghits" were. Then I realized that was hits with a g... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words | » Refine Search » New Search |
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