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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Nunberg's on the up and up #115828 11/14/2003 5:24 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta On the up and up -- rising, but generally with an implication of a positive attitude to the rise. I wouldn't say "prices are on the up and up" if I was bewailing inflation, for example. I'm not quite sure what image I get from a defensive end on the up and up. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Nunberg's on the up and up AnnaStrophic 11/13/2003 1:11 PM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up dxb 11/13/2003 4:00 PM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up AnnaStrophic 11/13/2003 9:20 PM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up sjmaxq 11/13/2003 9:39 PM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up maahey 11/13/2003 11:57 PM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up sjmaxq 11/14/2003 12:06 AM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up maahey 11/14/2003 12:11 AM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up Zed 11/14/2003 12:34 AM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up Faldage 11/14/2003 11:54 AM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up Buffalo Shrdlu 11/14/2003 12:36 PM Re: Nunberg's on the up and up Bingley 11/14/2003 5:24 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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