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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread green shoots #159803 05/16/2006 10:53 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Signs of economic recovery I hadn't heard it myself, while a quick Googling seems to indicate it's almost exclusively a rightpond expression. Can anyone confirm--Thanks most kindly dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: green shoots #159804 05/17/2006 2:07 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Never heard that one. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: green shoots #159805 05/17/2006 3:14 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Yes, a common UK shorthand for "green shoots of spring", used in turn as a metaphor of economic upturn. Last edited by maverick; 05/17/2006 3:15 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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