My experience is that the change has been progressive over the last ten
years or so. Ubiquitous, classless and (increasingly) genderless -
which I think may be the reason for the ubiquity.
(the other) Martin
On Fri May 8 11:56 , Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> sent:
>One could say, "Blowed if I know, cobber," but then context is
immeasurably
>mutable, Max...
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>Cal
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>On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Max Richards [log in to unmask]>
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>> when were “chap” and “bloke” replaced by the ubiquitous and classless
>> “guy”?
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>> question asked by reviewer in the current TLS online
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