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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Oxford: 1 billion words (sort of) in English #159140 04/27/06 07:24 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 >I still haven't figured out *what exactly the Corpus is counting. here's my guess: the total number of words on all of those (figurative) little slips of paper in all of the cubbyholes in all of the editors rolltop desks in all of the many scriptoria, all of which hold the millions and millions of citations for the million English words. exactly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Oxford: 1 billion words (sort of) in English #159141 04/28/06 04:54 AM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 J Jomama member Jomama member J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 And here I thought "butt naked" was just a dumb thing the teens around here said! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Oxford: 1 billion words (sort of) in English #159142 04/28/06 09:27 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: And here I thought "butt naked" was just a dumb thing the teens around here said! A) What's "buck" sposed to mean anyway? and 2) It's an example of, whaddaycallit, assimilation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Oxford: 1 billion words (sort of) in English #159143 04/29/06 05:39 AM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 J Jomama member Jomama member J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 I don't know, either, what the 'buck' in 'buck naked' means. Maybe a reference, from times past, to Indians' summer wear? Anybody have a clue? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Oxford: 1 billion words (sort of) in English #159144 04/29/06 03:34 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Michael sez Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Oxford: 1 billion words (sort of) in English #159145 04/29/06 04:34 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: Michael sez Quote: (the first part of that line brings to mind the much later expression buck naked, from buckskin, a similar sort of derivation) Well, that was sort of a sideswipe at the question. Here's a more comprehensive look. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bu(tt,ck) Naked #159146 04/29/06 07:07 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Here's another take on the subject. Interestingly, the conclusion seems to be that "butt naked" just might be the original, and the "buck" a euphemism. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Bu(tt,ck) Naked #159147 05/03/06 04:26 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Could be a variation on "bare-assed", couldn't it? The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website 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 View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,328 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 783 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,539 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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