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.
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> At 09:49 PM 5/7/2009, you wrote:
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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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