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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Right as Rain #13776 12/26/00 02:53 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 just a note, folks: it's Michael Quinion (not Quinlon). also note that the OED has two senses for the phrase, and only the one sense is listed as Oz/N.Z. colloquial; that is, the "proper state" usage is more widespread than the "good health" usage (as I read it). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread 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 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,374 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 (), 162 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,562 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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