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"michael adams" wrote in message ...
"Bill Palmer" wrote in message om... "michael adams" wrote in message ... "Bud Webster" wrote in message ... I looked "jackanapes"up in the dictionary, and there wasn't very much besides the same picture of Palmer that's on the 'Net, so I guess the word hasn't gotten around yet. ... Doh! quote The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ Fourth Edition. 2000. jackanapes SYLLABICATION: jack·a·napes PRONUNCIATION: jk-nps NOUN: 1. A conceited or impudent person. 2. A mischievous child. 3. Archaic A monkey or an ape. You prove far too limited in your research. ... Nope. I simply copy and paste, and give a verifiable reference to a reputable website. ... The sense of the word I had in mind is one found in the two volume NEW SHORTER OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: JACKANAPES (Sense 2): "A person displaying qualities or behaviour associated with apes..." (and)"...an impertinent person." ... If you choose to spend all your time copying stuff out of actual books, then that's up to you I suppose. STUFF AND FEATHERS! *I* am the one who used the word in context, and I used it correctly. Then, I noticed a number of people remarking on the word that I used. While they went so far as to list senses of the word, they seem to have missed the correct sense that I, the writer, had in mind. If people want to speculate on my word choice, fine, but it would be nice if their speculation included the sense of the word that any reasonably well-read person should have inferred from my context. In fact -- and I mean no offense when I observe this -- I could almost in my mind's eye see a bunch of oranutangs and baboons wearing academic robes and mortarboards, with a monacle here and a pince-nez there, putting on learned airs and jabbering back and forth about a word they knew nothing about, because they would rather jabberand howl than open a good dictionary. I mean no offense when I suggest that a few people should do less jabbering on their keyboards and spend more time bending their backs over their dictionaries... I also purposely chose to use an American Source so as to try and foster good international relations. Not so as to have it thrown back in my face in this way. Whee! It's even more fun than throwing lemon custard pies in your face. Mr. Palmer Room 314 michael adams ... Since one can make a good argument that both phrases found in Sense 2 are highly appropriate for describing the person in question, I thought the word was perfect. By the way, in the OXFORD, Sense 1 contains the archaic definition (your Number 3 above). On the other hand, Sense 2, which I have quoted from the OXFORD, is standard English, so no one can accuse me of resorting to archaic terms to characterize this individual for the amusement of our readers. Mr. Palmer Room 314 ETYMOLOGY: From Middle English Jack Napis, nickname of William de la Pole, Fourth Earl and First Duke of Suffolk (1396-1450). /quote http://www.bartleby.com/61/24/J0002400.html |
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Bob wrote:
It's news to me but I've been busy pondering when was the precise moment R&B became Doo-Wop rock-n-roll. I'm leaning towards the Crows 1953 recording of "Gee" but a strong case can be made for the Chords "Sh-Boom". The search continues... Gotta' be Bill Haley's "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (1953? 1954?) |
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"ann greenfield" wrote in message
... Bob wrote: It's news to me but I've been busy pondering when was the precise moment R&B became Doo-Wop rock-n-roll. I'm leaning towards the Crows 1953 recording of "Gee" but a strong case can be made for the Chords "Sh-Boom". The search continues... Gotta' be Bill Haley's "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (1953? 1954?) Sorry but Bill Haley & The Comets ain't Doo-Wop. -- Bob Finnan The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page http://users.arczip.com/fwdixon |
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"ann greenfield" wrote...
Bob wrote: It's news to me but I've been busy pondering when was the precise moment R&B became Doo-Wop rock-n-roll. I'm leaning towards the Crows 1953 recording of "Gee" but a strong case can be made for the Chords "Sh-Boom". The search continues... Gotta' be Bill Haley's "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (1953? 1954?) "It's Too Soon to Know" by The Orioles (1948) http://www.alldoowop.com/begin.html http://home.att.net/~marvy42/Orioles/orioles1.html -- Jon Meyers (To reply, lose your way) |
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"Jon Meyers" wrote
"It's Too Soon to Know" by The Orioles (1948) http://www.alldoowop.com/begin.html http://home.att.net/~marvy42/Orioles/orioles1.html Despite the claims of many writers to the contrary, I don't think "It's Too Soon to Know" has the elements required to qualify as doo-wop. To me, it's just R&B. -- Bob Finnan The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page http://users.arczip.com/fwdixon |
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Bob said:
Sorry but Bill Haley & The Comets ain't Doo-Wop. -- Bob Finnan The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page http://users.arczip.com/fwdixon Sorry, Bob, not paying attention...thinking of when R&B begat R&R, IMHO. |
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