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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Runner-up?
0 Hello? Anybody to help me with this expression? 02 br
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00 I understand that a runner-up means a person who comes second in a race or competition. What I want to know is why this person is called a runner-"up", instead of other expressions such as a second runner. Is there any special reason the "up" is added to "runner"? 0-
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00 I understand that a runner-up means a person who comes second in a race or competition. What I want to know is why this person is called a runner-"up", instead of other expressions such as a second runner. Is there any special reason the "up" is added to "runner"? 0-
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0 My (not too long) research shows there's no clear explanation for the origins of term. Just learn it as it is. 0-
- 0 My (not too long) research shows there's no clear explanation for the origins of term.
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0 My (not too long) research shows there's no clear explanation for the origins of term. Just learn it as it is. 0-
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01 cite 10 Marius Hancu 12 cite 10 My (not too long) research shows there's no clear explanation for the origins of term. Just learn it as it is. 12 blockquote10 Isn't it amazing how often this advice is so sound! 0-
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Ken Greenwald said:
<1890 “The dog last running with the winner is called the RUNNER UP, because he ran through the races up to the last race without being defeated once.”—in A. R. Starr in Upland Shooting, page 471>
<1890 “The dog last running with the winner is called the RUNNER UP, because he ran through the races up to the last race without being defeated once.”—in A. R. Starr in Upland Shooting, page 471>
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