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Jobsworth origin
[nq:2]I was slightly surprised to find that the word hadn't ... that it originated on That's Life sometime in the 1970s?[/nq]
[nq:1]Cassell's Dic. of Slang has it from the 1970s but doesn't mention 'That's Life'. How horrid to think Esther & her twittering crew mighthave made a useful contribution to the English language.[/nq]
I've just listened to Esther Rantzen on Broadcasting House_, in the course of which she said that "Jobsworth" was probably the only word that _That's Life had caused to be added to the OED, but that it had been used earlier by "a South African songwriter" (whom she left innominate).
Matti
[nq:1]Cassell's Dic. of Slang has it from the 1970s but doesn't mention 'That's Life'. How horrid to think Esther & her twittering crew mighthave made a useful contribution to the English language.[/nq]
I've just listened to Esther Rantzen on Broadcasting House_, in the course of which she said that "Jobsworth" was probably the only word that _That's Life had caused to be added to the OED, but that it had been used earlier by "a South African songwriter" (whom she left innominate).
Matti
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[nq:2] Cassell's Dic. of Slang has it from the 1970s but doesn't mention 'That's Life'. [/nq] [nq:1]I've just listened to Esther Rantzen on Broadcasting House , in the course of which she said that "Jobsworth" was probably ...
- [nq:2] Cassell's Dic.
- of Slang has it from the 1970s but doesn't mention 'That's Life'.
- [/nq] [nq:1]I've just listened to Esther Rantzen on Broadcasting House , in the course of which she said that "Jobsworth" was probably ...
- to the OED, but that it had been used earlier by "a South African songwriter" (whom she left innominate).
- Matti[/nq] It's much older than 'That's Life', though I've no idea when or where it originated.
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[nq:2] Cassell's Dic. of Slang has it from the 1970s but doesn't mention 'That's Life'. How horrid to think Esther & her twittering crew might[/nq]
[nq:1]have[/nq]
[nq:2]made a useful contribution to the English language.[/nq]
[nq:1]I've just listened to Esther Rantzen on Broadcasting House, in the course of which she said that "Jobsworth" was probably ... to the OED, but that
[nq:1]have[/nq]
[nq:2]made a useful contribution to the English language.[/nq]
[nq:1]I've just listened to Esther Rantzen on Broadcasting House, in the course of which she said that "Jobsworth" was probably ... to the OED, but that
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[nq:2]I've just listened to Esther Rantzen on Broadcasting House, in ... earlier by "a South African songwriter" (whom she left innominate).[/nq]
[nq:1]It's much older than 'That's Life', though I've no idea when or where it originated. I recall my Dad using it long before.[/nq]
The phrase "(more than) my job's worth", or the noun "(he's a) jobsworth", though? If the latter can be
[nq:1]It's much older than 'That's Life', though I've no idea when or where it originated. I recall my Dad using it long before.[/nq]
The phrase "(more than) my job's worth", or the noun "(he's a) jobsworth", though? If the latter can be
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[nq:2] It's much older than 'That's Life', though I've no idea when or where it originated. I recall my Dad using it long before.[/nq]
[nq:1]The phrase "(more than) my job's worth", or the noun "(he's a) jobsworth", though? If the latter can be traced back before 1971 the OED might be interested. Matti[/nq]
The noun. I've got a (very) vague recollection of it being used to name a characte
[nq:1]The phrase "(more than) my job's worth", or the noun "(he's a) jobsworth", though? If the latter can be traced back before 1971 the OED might be interested. Matti[/nq]
The noun. I've got a (very) vague recollection of it being used to name a characte
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[nq:2]The phrase "(more than) my job's worth", or the noun ... be traced back before 1971 the OED might be interested.[/nq]
There's a reference on the web to a 1971 Jeremy Taylor song that, according to http://www.perrottsfolly.com/JeremyTaylor.html is the origin of the word.
There's a reference on the web to a 1971 Jeremy Taylor song that, according to http://www.perrottsfolly.com/JeremyTaylor.html is the origin of the word.
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[nq:1] There's a reference on the web to a 1971 Jeremy Taylor song that, according to http://www.perrottsfolly.com/JeremyTaylor.html is the origin of the word.[/nq]
Well Well. I remember Ag Pleez Deddy being a surprise hit in the UK. If no earlier cites can be found, this bloke
Well Well. I remember Ag Pleez Deddy being a surprise hit in the UK. If no earlier cites can be found, this bloke
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