#109185 - 08/03/03 03:45 PM
Re: taylored words
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/18/01
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Dear of troy: I never heard or saw the word until about a year ago here, but can't remember which thread. My father had all his suits tailor made. I had just one. There used to be three tailors in the small town where I grew up. Now there isn't a single one. Only the wealthy and ultrafastidious, plus those unfortunates who can't find what they need at Wal-Mart "bespeak" clothing now.
Here's the URL to first post on "bespeak"
http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=14319&Search=true&Forum=All_Forums&Words=bespeak&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q26415A75
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#109186 - 08/03/03 04:21 PM
Re: taylored words
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/15/00
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yep, i'd recognise it, as the opposite to off the peg clothing.
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#109187 - 08/03/03 09:43 PM
Re: taylored words
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 04/09/00
Posts: 3065
Loc: Jakarta
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I don't think I've ever used it myself, but I recognise it from signs for bespoke tailors.
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#109188 - 08/03/03 10:56 PM
Re: taylored words
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addict
Registered: 12/03/02
Posts: 555
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I have heard this word used/used it, more commonly in the, 'be indicative of' sense. As in, 'his appearance bespoke wealth and breeding'. What is the etymology of this usage (customised tailoring); does anyone know? Here's wwh's link again: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=14319
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#109189 - 08/03/03 11:09 PM
Re: taylored words
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 6296
Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...
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So, gathering from Maverick's off the peg clothing above, we could have at one end of the spectrum an off the peg tailor and, at the other end, a bespoke tailor? How very odd. I've never heard either term in Virginia--but here on AWAD--ah! There's a difference here!
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#109190 - 08/04/03 09:14 AM
Re: taylored words
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/24/02
Posts: 7184
Loc: Vermont
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I, too, have never heard bespoke except in the way maahey references. I think here in the US, we'd say "off the rack", or perhaps "off the shelf". I've never heard "off the peg".
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#109191 - 08/04/03 06:50 PM
Re: Leeds the world?
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/15/00
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http://www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills/armpeg.htmlGoogle trawls about 11,800 pages, a random survey of which seems to confirm this is at least predominantly a UK expression.
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#109193 - 08/05/03 11:27 AM
Re: taylored words
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veteran
Registered: 11/22/00
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Helen, I know the word, but have never used it since I have never been able to afford bespoke clothes.
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#109195 - 10/16/03 03:57 PM
Re: Bespoke
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 08/27/02
Posts: 2154
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Just got back from England and parts continental and heard "bespoke" everywhere. Bespoke suits, bespoke computer desks (customized to your gadget collection), and a tour bus we had to reserve space at least one day ahead as they only handled bespoke tours.
I love the fact that when you hear of something obscure once it will immediately start popping up everywhere.
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