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"Uncle Buck" |
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27 Feb 2006 01:01:19 AM |
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OT: A "mobius" quiz: "Who first coined the phrase..." |
To two of my favorite forums:
The subject title should (hopefully) make sense to you in a moment, assuming you
know what a "mobius strip" is. ;-) The question is simple, and yet complex all
at the same time. And the question is:
"Who first coined the phrase, '...to coin a phrase'?"
:-?
Just curious... ;-)
A gazillion power crystals to the first person to respond with the right answer.
;-)
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| User: "Kris Baker" |
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| Title: Re: A "mobius" quiz: "Who first coined the phrase..." |
27 Feb 2006 10:06:47 AM |
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"Uncle Buck" <UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote in message
news:1l8502tgn8j8d4d23ljlk3lds7mqr96n9h@4ax.com...
To two of my favorite forums:
The subject title should (hopefully) make sense to you in a moment,
assuming you
know what a "mobius strip" is. ;-) The question is simple, and yet
complex all
at the same time. And the question is:
"Who first coined the phrase, '...to coin a phrase'?"
:-?
Just curious... ;-)
A gazillion power crystals to the first person to respond with the right
answer.
;-)
--
L8r,
Uncle Buck
Similar phrases are attributed to Alfred, Lord Tennyson and George
Puttenham,
but the mobius will have to keep spinning.
Kris
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| User: "Witziges Rätsel" |
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| Title: Re: A "mobius" quiz: "Who first coined the phrase..." |
27 Feb 2006 06:37:42 AM |
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The subject title should (hopefully) make sense to you in a moment,
assuming you
know what a "mobius strip" is. ;-) The question is simple, and yet
complex all
at the same time. And the question is:
"Who first coined the phrase, '...to coin a phrase'?"
A gazillion power crystals to the first person to respond with the right
answer.
A proposed bonus question: What was the first phrase that was coined?
(a half gazillion smoked oysters for an exactly supposed response)
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| User: "DanielSan" |
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| Title: Re: OT: A "mobius" quiz: "Who first coined the phrase..." |
27 Feb 2006 01:11:18 AM |
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Uncle Buck wrote:
To two of my favorite forums:
The subject title should (hopefully) make sense to you in a moment, assuming you
know what a "mobius strip" is. ;-) The question is simple, and yet complex all
at the same time. And the question is:
"Who first coined the phrase, '...to coin a phrase'?"
In the 14th century, there was a phrase that is translated as "to coin,"
which means, literally, to make a coin. By the 16th century, "to coin"
became a de facto phrase to "invent something."
But, it wasn't until 1940 that "to coin a phrase" meant to be "invent a
phrase," meaning to make a cliched or banal statement.
There really isn't a single person that coined the phrase "to coin a
phrase," it became commonplace, like "bling-bling" or "hot dog!"
I do not know the first person to use it... I don't think we can know.
But the etymology above comes from the Oxford English Dictionary.
:-?
Just curious... ;-)
A gazillion power crystals to the first person to respond with the right answer.
;-)
Where can I pick them up?
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| User: "Michael Snyder" |
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| Title: Re: OT: A "mobius" quiz: "Who first coined the phrase..." |
27 Feb 2006 02:52:29 AM |
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"DanielSan" <daniel-san@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
news:4402a6fa$0$7112$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com...
Uncle Buck wrote:
To two of my favorite forums:
The subject title should (hopefully) make sense to you in a moment,
assuming you
know what a "mobius strip" is. ;-) The question is simple, and yet
complex all
at the same time. And the question is:
"Who first coined the phrase, '...to coin a phrase'?"
In the 14th century, there was a phrase that is translated as "to coin,"
which means, literally, to make a coin. By the 16th century, "to coin"
became a de facto phrase to "invent something."
But, it wasn't until 1940 that "to coin a phrase" meant to be "invent a
phrase," meaning to make a cliched or banal statement.
There really isn't a single person that coined the phrase "to coin a
phrase," it became commonplace, like "bling-bling" or "hot dog!"
I do not know the first person to use it... I don't think we can know.
But the etymology above comes from the Oxford English Dictionary.
What about "bling-bling"? Surely SOMEONE must have been
the first to use it... it didn't just materialize out of the ether!
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| User: "Carmen" |
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| Title: Re: OT: A "mobius" quiz: "Who first coined the phrase..." |
27 Feb 2006 10:34:50 AM |
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Michael Snyder wrote:
"DanielSan" <daniel-san@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
news:4402a6fa$0$7112$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.com...
Uncle Buck wrote:
To two of my favorite forums:
The subject title should (hopefully) make sense to you in a moment,
assuming you
know what a "mobius strip" is. ;-) The question is simple, and yet
complex all
at the same time. And the question is:
"Who first coined the phrase, '...to coin a phrase'?"
In the 14th century, there was a phrase that is translated as "to coin,"
which means, literally, to make a coin. By the 16th century, "to coin"
became a de facto phrase to "invent something."
But, it wasn't until 1940 that "to coin a phrase" meant to be "invent a
phrase," meaning to make a cliched or banal statement.
There really isn't a single person that coined the phrase "to coin a
phrase," it became commonplace, like "bling-bling" or "hot dog!"
I do not know the first person to use it... I don't think we can know.
But the etymology above comes from the Oxford English Dictionary.
What about "bling-bling"? Surely SOMEONE must have been
the first to use it... it didn't just materialize out of the ether!
You're kidding, right?
Carmen
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| User: "Meteorite Debris" |
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| Title: Re: OT: A "mobius" quiz: "Who first coined the phrase..." |
27 Feb 2006 02:31:15 PM |
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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:11:18 -0800 the ET form known as
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"bling-bling"
???? Must be an American thing.
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