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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: dog gone #42175 09/18/2001 9:55 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Keiva, you are nearly spot on it with your speculation. an alternate view is that the original form was dog on it, to be compared with pox on it. 1826 J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1855 I. 260 Dog on't, ye wicked auld Lucifer, hoo your een sparkle as you touzle the clergy. 1872 C. King Mountain. Sierra Nev. v. 101 ‘Take that, dog-on-you!’ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted dog gone belligerentyouth 09/18/2001 10:33 AM Re: dog gone wwh 09/18/2001 1:17 PM Re: dog gone Faldage 09/18/2001 1:26 PM Re: dog gone Keiva 09/18/2001 4:08 PM Re: dog gone Keiva 09/18/2001 4:13 PM Re: dog gone tsuwm 09/18/2001 9:55 PM Re: dog gone belligerentyouth 09/19/2001 8:48 AM Max Quordlepleen 09/19/2001 9:31 AM Re: dog gone jmh 09/19/2001 9:56 AM Re: Blinded by the Light Faldage 09/19/2001 1:01 PM Re: Blinded by the Light jmh 09/19/2001 2:12 PM Re: Blinded by the Light Faldage 09/19/2001 4:14 PM Re: Blinded by the Light Alex Williams 09/19/2001 4:29 PM Re: Blinded by the Light belMarduk 09/19/2001 9:09 PM And on the subject of dubbing Capital Kiwi 09/19/2001 10:56 PM Japanese-to-the-world translations TEd Remington 09/20/2001 7:54 PM Re: Japanese-to-the-world translations Capital Kiwi 09/21/2001 5:39 AM Never mind... Fiberbabe 09/19/2001 2:35 PM Re: dog gone paulb 09/19/2001 12:47 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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