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"michael adams" wrote in message ...
"Bill Palmer" wrote in message
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"michael adams" wrote in message
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"Bud Webster" wrote in message
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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.

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Doh!

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language:
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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.

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Nope. I simply copy and paste, and give a verifiable reference
to a reputable website.

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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."

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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

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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).

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http://www.bartleby.com/61/24/J0002400.html

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?)

"ann greenfield" wrote in message
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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?)

Sorry but Bill Haley & The Comets ain't Doo-Wop.
--
Bob Finnan
The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page
http://users.arczip.com/fwdixon

"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)

"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

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.