[78-L] Grammatically incorrect^

[David Lennick]

Don Chichester wrote:
> That's 'bad'.  Or is it 'good'?
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> BTW, was the answer given to David's question about the comedian who starts each routine with "However" or some such thing?  It is Professr Irwin Corey, who is still performing.
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> Don Chichester

Thank you..I thought it was Corey! If not, then Brother Theodore or Severn 
Darden, neither of whom is still performing, at least not in this state of 
existence.

dl

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>> From: soundthink at live.com
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:16:32 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect^
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>> It find it disconcerting that in today's society, the words "cool" and "hot" mean the same thing. 
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>> George Orwell, where are you?
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>> Cary Ginell
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>>> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:43:27 +0100
>>> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect^
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>>> David Lennick wrote:
>>>> And how long did it take for "humongous" to make it into the dictionary? 
>>>> Likewise, "copacetic" (they can't even agree on the spelling for that word, let 
>>>> alone its origin, which is claimed to be variously Hebrew, Chinook and 
>>>> Bojangles Robinson).
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>>>> dl
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>>> And (sorry!) there are archaic words like "cool", that have been revived 
>>> and make me wince when I hear them. "Cool", I think, had a double 
>>> meaning back in the fifties. It could be used as an expression of praise 
>>> or disparagement, depending on which side of the fence you were.
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>>> Julian Vein
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