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TradIsGood
Happy and Healthy climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 30, 2007 - 12:06pm PT
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ralph - according to the American Heritage Dictionary this is an intransitive verb (meaning to vomit, of course).
My online access may be old, but it is not listed in the Oxford English Dictionary!
So when was it first used as a verb. What is its derivation?
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Wild Bill
climber
Ca
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May 30, 2007 - 12:07pm PT
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Try wikipedia, or doing another query. Surely you would have had the answer in the time it took you to post this thread?
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
lucky under lucky sky
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May 30, 2007 - 12:11pm PT
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i don't know, but that sure is an interesting question.
the title of your thread reminded me that i have been meaning to read that book about the making of the first dictionary. i have some books i'm not really into anymore so i planned on taking them into the used bookstore to trade for new ones but i got busy and forgot, so thanks for starting this thread and triggering the memory!
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Phil_B
Social climber
Hercules, CA
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May 30, 2007 - 12:47pm PT
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I worked with a guy named Ralph once and he hated that verb for some reason. . .
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wildone
climber
The Astroman of 5.9
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May 30, 2007 - 01:11pm PT
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Some suggestions if you are into etymology.
Run Firefox.
Apply the "StumbleUpon" add on from the firefox website.
Answer in the survey that you are interested in language websites (among other things).
Hit that stumbleupon button on your toolbar.
Be amazed.
Fill up your bookmark folder.
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TradIsGood
Happy and Healthy climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Topic Author's Reply - May 30, 2007 - 01:19pm PT
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Phil,
Swear! I know a guy with that first name. Family name H i e r l, (hate to have it pop up on a search).
You can imagine how his last name is pronounced.
So let's add first use of the word "hurl", also used as a verb with the same meaning.
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Phil_B
Social climber
Hercules, CA
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May 30, 2007 - 03:26pm PT
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Trad, didn't he write a book:
How Not to Drink
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Ralph S. Hierling
Bwahaha
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TradIsGood
Happy and Healthy climber
the Gunks end of the country
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Topic Author's Reply - May 30, 2007 - 03:58pm PT
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http://www.onelook.com/?w=hurl&ls=a Ed's link with a wrinkle.
Interestingly, though hurl is in the Compact Oxford English Dictionary, it is missing a key definition.
Maybe they just don't hurl or ralph in England, (Yet?)
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