Re: Jokers wild (was: Re: Some help with Latin)
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 27, 2007, 15:15 |
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On 9/27/07, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com
> Possibly related are "bad" and "do" as in the phrases "my bad" and "his do",
> both used as nouns.
"his do"? I haven't heard that, except when it's short for "hairdo"
or similar. Maybe it's a Rightpondian thing, though - they use "do"
rather more ("I should do" vs US "I should" et sim).
> Even calling a book a "good read" seems weird to me.
Well, a "reading" is rather different, so...
Of course, I consider myself a good Reed (ba-dump-bump).
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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