Like guy fawkes!
P:-)
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From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Judy Prince
Sent: 08 May 2009 09:47
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Subject: Re: question (UK)
All y'all bloody blokes, and not the one of ya knows it's a USAmerican
stoopid term ["guy"]. The other two terms, chap and bloke, originate from
England.
Judy
2009/5/8 David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
> Same here in Leicester. The place is swimming with 'blokes'. 'chap' isn't
> ubiquitous, you hear of him now and gain, but as for 'guy', well, I haven't
> seen him in ages. I wondered how he was doing: so he's found himself a spot
> in the TLS then?
> best
>
> dave
>
> 2009/5/8 Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > "Bloke" is alive and well in Glasgow.
> >
> >
> > At 09:49 PM 5/7/2009, you wrote:
> >
> >> when were "chap" and "bloke" replaced by the ubiquitous and classless
> >> "guy"?
> >>
> >> question asked by reviewer in the current TLS online
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> David Bircumshaw
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