Klarinet Archive - Posting 000377.txt from 2002/02

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Teachers (was LeBlanc Eternite)
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:13:54 -0500

Well, it didn't say "Short", just "Shorter." Have you even seen the full OED?

I believe that "chalk one up" is a billiard term, as in keeping score, but
I have not looked it up yet in any dictionary.

At 07:37 AM 2/20/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Anyone who has, or can find thr Oxford Shorter English Dictionary (an
>etymological dictionary) will be able to enlighten the rest of us... BTW,
>the term "Shorter" is a hoot - the dictionary is two volumes, each about 7
>inches thick!
>
>Audrey
>
>Mike Dowler wrote:
>
> > >...Chock one up for the Clarinet world :)...
> >
> > I only feel somewhat guilty for posting this reply in a list
> > notorious for off-topic conversation, but I always thought it was
> > "chalk one up." Does anyone know the history of this saying?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> >
> > Get your free @-----.com
> >
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George Kidder
Senior Scientist and Instrumentation Officer
Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Salisbury Cove, ME

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