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OP Repeatedly in the past I've broached the subject of finding the earliest use of an expr without resorting to paid sites, such as the logophile uses to great advantage over us cheapskates
Meantime however, I ran across this Google algorithm...
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&tab=wn&q=
...which permits you not only to only to search old news but to place the hits in chronological order. I wonder whether you also might not find it useful for the purpose
Last edited by dalehileman; 10/27/06 01:51 PM.
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Dating the neologism dalehileman 10/27/06 01:50 PM Re: Dating the neologism Buffalo Shrdlu 10/27/06 01:56 PM Re: Dating the neologism Jackie 10/27/06 02:11 PM Re: Dating the neologism Alex Williams 10/27/06 02:44 PM Re: Dating the neologism dalehileman 10/27/06 03:33 PM Re: Dating the neologism Buffalo Shrdlu 10/27/06 04:20 PM Something for nothing ain't free musick 10/27/06 08:32 PM Re: Something for nothing ain't free dalehileman 10/27/06 09:15 PM
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