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Usenet Posted 21 years ago
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Jammed or jambed
If something is wedged shut it is said to be 'jammed'. The side part of a door is called a 'jamb'.
Someone here has put up a sign asking for a door to be kept open, and the sign says to keep the door 'jambed' open.
Looks wrong to me, but he insists it's right.
What do you think?
Martyn
Someone here has put up a sign asking for a door to be kept open, and the sign says to keep the door 'jambed' open.
Looks wrong to me, but he insists it's right.
What do you think?
Martyn
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[nq:1]If something is wedged shut it is said to be 'jammed'. The side part of a door is called a ... says to keep the door 'jambed' open.
- [nq:1]If something is wedged shut it is said to be 'jammed'.
- The side part of a door is called a ...
- says to keep the door 'jambed' open.
- Looks wrong to me, but he insists it's right.
- [/nq] Is a piece of the jamb being used to provide the jamming mechanism?
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[nq:1]If something is wedged shut it is said to be 'jammed'. The side part of a door is called a ... says to keep the door 'jambed' open. Looks wrong to me, but he insists it's right. What do you think?[/nq]
Is a piece of the jamb being used to provide the jamming mechanism?
Mitch Harris
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Is a piece of the jamb being used to provide the jamming mechanism?
Mitch Harris
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[nq:1]If something is wedged shut it is said to be 'jammed'. The side part of a door is called a ... to keep the door 'jambed' open. Looks wrong to me, but he insists it's right. What do you think? Martyn[/nq]
"jamb" is, per OED, an old form of "jam" but you will only see it in pre-20th Century literature (and on the signs done by your friend). So if he talks like "Thou wittest ye door be open
"jamb" is, per OED, an old form of "jam" but you will only see it in pre-20th Century literature (and on the signs done by your friend). So if he talks like "Thou wittest ye door be open
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[nq:2]If something is wedged shut it is said to be ... and the sign says to keep the door 'jambed' open.[/nq]
[nq:1]Your guy's usage seems strange anyway since it is the door being jammed open, not the jamb which is the part of the door that doesn't move at all (in ideal circumstances).[/nq]
But one might jam a door by inserting a wedge between the door and the jamb.
Regardless of the
[nq:1]Your guy's usage seems strange anyway since it is the door being jammed open, not the jamb which is the part of the door that doesn't move at all (in ideal circumstances).[/nq]
But one might jam a door by inserting a wedge between the door and the jamb.
Regardless of the
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