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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Close enough for government work #35939 07/20/2001 5:03 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 So when did the expression change from one meaning extremely accurate to one meaning done in a slipshod or in the easiest way possible? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Adminisphere and more nancyk 07/19/2001 8:12 PM Re: Adminisphere and more of troy 07/19/2001 8:41 PM Re: Adminisphere and more AnnaStrophic 07/19/2001 8:54 PM Close enough for government work Jackie 07/20/2001 2:03 AM Re: Close enough for government work belMarduk 07/20/2001 5:03 PM Re: Close enough for government work nancyk 07/20/2001 7:48 PM Re: Adminisphere and more wow 07/21/2001 4:02 PM 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

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