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Re:OED & Right as Rain #13775 12/26/00 01:42 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel
wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA	The OED reference to the phrase right as rain to being now chiefly Australian and New Zealand colloquial would explain why my relatives in those countries use the phrase so liberally. Harumph!I think the OED may be nursing a grudge against the former "colonies" especially us rabble rousers here in New England! "Right as rain" is often heard here. I don't know about teenagers but heard it from a 30-something not long ago. Mumble mumble mumble wow

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Right as Rain	Father Steve	12/24/00 09:22 PM
Re: Right as Rain	Capital Kiwi	12/25/00 06:35 AM
Re: Right as Rain	Bingley	12/25/00 09:59 AM
Re: Right as Rain	belMarduk	12/25/00 04:04 PM
Neat as a Pin	Father Steve	12/25/00 10:11 PM
Re: Right as Rain	Father Steve	12/25/00 10:09 PM
Re: Right as Rain	tsuwm	12/26/00 04:34 AM
Re: Right as Rain	Jackie	12/26/00 12:26 PM
Re: Right as Rain	nemo	12/26/00 12:32 PM
Re:OED & Right as Rain	wow	12/26/00 01:42 PM
Re: Right as Rain	tsuwm	12/26/00 02:53 PM
Re: Right as Rain	Capital Kiwi	12/26/00 06:56 PM
Re: Right as Rain	Solamente, Doug.	12/26/00 09:16 PM
Re: Right as Rain (digression alert)	Faldage	12/27/00 04:27 PM
Re: Right as Rain (digression alert)	Solamente, Doug.	12/28/00 01:31 AM
Re: As right as ninepence	jmh	12/28/00 07:15 AM
Re: Not As right as ninepence	Bingley	12/28/00 01:11 PM
Re: Not As right as ninepence	of troy	12/28/00 01:34 PM
Re: Right as Rain	TEd Remington	12/25/00 08:45 PM
Re: Right as Rain	stales	12/28/00 01:37 AM
Re: Right as rein on horse	belMarduk	12/28/00 01:52 AM
Re: Right as rein on horse	stales	12/28/00 10:24 PM

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