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#96475
02/20/2003 7:57 PM
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I always thought of this word as being British, however, I can only find it on dictionary.com. It does not appear in the OED. Can anyone shed any light on its origins?
Thanks,
Rousépeteur
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#96476
02/20/2003 8:06 PM
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old hand
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Is it Canadian English for "WELCOME BACK!", by any chance?  I hope that this forecasts an improvement in the chances of you fronting up for the foreseeable future.
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#96477
02/20/2003 8:08 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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By golly, bless my brolly, Rousepeteur posting again! Oh, happy day! parapluie, gamp, umbrella! You're an extra welcome fella! Parasol, that's not all! No parachute? Don't try a bumbershoot! Here's what Quinion said: http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-bum2.htm
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#96478
02/20/2003 11:05 PM
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Tu est rousé maintenant, mon ami? C'est tout la même à moi. Bienvenue! Je suis enchanté pour te voir encore! Oh--tu as une question! Uh-oh--you might not like this, but here's a quote from the Word Detective:
While "bumbershoot" may sound exotic, its origin is remarkably straightforward: it's just a frivolous combination of the "umb" of "umbrella" and the "chute" of "parachute," which umbrellas vaguely resemble, after all. Although "bumbershoot" sounds to many people like an eccentric English, almost Tolkien-esque invention, it's actually an American coinage and the term is generally unknown in Britain. Today "bumbershoot" tends to be used, if at all, in cutesy weather reports ("So take the bumbershoot, all the way from Texas to the Great Lakes," CBS This Morning, 1992). http://www.word-detective.com/112402.html#bumbershoot
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#96479
02/20/2003 11:26 PM
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>the "umb" of "umbrella"
one is tempted to say, "the 'umbr-' of umbrella." (as does M-W)
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#96480
02/20/2003 11:39 PM
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Let us not take umbrage over absemce of an r- .
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#96481
02/20/2003 11:49 PM
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It's always good to see the poetic side of Dr Bill erupt.
Hey, Rouspeteur, welcome back to the asylum.
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#96482
02/21/2003 12:33 AM
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*hehheh*
You thought you could escape us, mon amie. Mais non![twirling my imaginary, luxurious moustaches-e]
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