Dear Pedant: I would like to know the origin of the words: core, cals, swetener, sugar people,
flaking, flake, beefed up, a la george, c moon, absobloodylutely, IMHO.
( M3Essential - Lens Flare ! Fuck Yeah !, Tue 25 Oct 2005, 20:13, archived)

you seem to have mistaken my
punctuation pedantry as indication of etymological expertise. This putative expertise is non-existant, though the interest is there. I have a book on etymology. I could consult it, but I reckon that the interweb would prove more fruitful.
(kaibosh, Tue 25 Oct 2005, 20:18, archived)

bugger!


p.s. I like monkey tail
( M3Essential - Lens Flare ! Fuck Yeah !, Tue 25 Oct 2005, 20:20, archived)

The symbol certainly predates the internet
I can remember seeing signs for apples sold at 2/6 (2 shillings and sixpence) a pound in the 60s that read "Apples @ 2/6"
( Ptolemy, Tue 25 Oct 2005, 20:37, archived)