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The latest use of "gay" in the old sense in English literature?
"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town of Trebizon, still sprinkled with holidaymakers in the cafes and souvenir shops in the main street gay with summer awnings."
It doesn't sound so recent, but it actually comes from Anne Digby's "Boy Trouble at Trebizon", originally published by Granada Publishing in 1980 - my copy is a 1985 reprint of Dragon Books' 1981 publication. I wonder the 1990s Puffin editions of the book retain the reference?
The latest I'm aware of in a pop song is Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)" (he is singing "to think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay ...", isn't he?) from 1972.
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It doesn't sound so recent, but it actually comes from Anne Digby's "Boy Trouble at Trebizon", originally published by Granada Publishing in 1980 - my copy is a 1985 reprint of Dragon Books' 1981 publication. I wonder the 1990s Puffin editions of the book retain the reference?
The latest I'm aware of in a pop song is Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)" (he is singing "to think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay ...", isn't he?) from 1972.
RC
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just to add a rather important missing word ... [nq:1]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town ofTrebizon, still sprinkled with holidaymakers in the cafes and ... a 1985 reprint of Dragon Books' 1981 publication.
- just to add a rather important missing word ...
- [nq:1]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town ofTrebizon, still sprinkled with holidaymakers in the cafes and ...
- a 1985 reprint of Dragon Books' 1981 publication.
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just to add a rather important missing word ...
[nq:1]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town ofTrebizon, still sprinkled with holidaymakers in the cafes and ... a 1985 reprint of Dragon Books' 1981 publication. I wonder*if* the 1990s Puffin editions of the book retain the reference?[/nq]
[nq:1]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town ofTrebizon, still sprinkled with holidaymakers in the cafes and ... a 1985 reprint of Dragon Books' 1981 publication. I wonder*if* the 1990s Puffin editions of the book retain the reference?[/nq]
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[nq:1]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town of Trebizon, still sprinkled with holidaymakers in the cafes and souvenir shops in the main street gay with summer awnings."[/nq]
This is correct English. gay is a synonym of happy, joyous.
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This is correct English. gay is a synonym of happy, joyous.
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[nq:2]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the ... and souvenir shops inthe main street gay with summer awnings."[/nq]
[nq:1]This is correct English. gay is a synonym of happy, joyous.[/nq]
If what you mean by "correct English" is "the use of a word according to a definition which happens to listed in a dictionary," then it is correct English. However, if your idea of ef
[nq:1]This is correct English. gay is a synonym of happy, joyous.[/nq]
If what you mean by "correct English" is "the use of a word according to a definition which happens to listed in a dictionary," then it is correct English. However, if your idea of ef
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[nq:1] > > "It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town of Trebizon, ... reading to reflect upon my use of the word "fershlugginer," then the use of the term is appropriate.)[/nq]
I said English* I can not speak for *American which is a different language.
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I said English* I can not speak for *American which is a different language.
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In article , Robin Carmody (Email Removed) writes
[nq:1]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town of Trebizon, still sprinkled with holidaymakers in the cafes ... from 1972. I have a book from about 1950 by a then well-known broadcaster, called "Gay Games for Little Children".[/nq]
I have always felt it was a terrible shame that the word was hijacked.
-- Dav
[nq:1]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town of Trebizon, still sprinkled with holidaymakers in the cafes ... from 1972. I have a book from about 1950 by a then well-known broadcaster, called "Gay Games for Little Children".[/nq]
I have always felt it was a terrible shame that the word was hijacked.
-- Dav
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[nq:2] Trebizon, the definition which happens to listed in a ... the word "fershlugginer," then the useof the term is appropriate.)[/nq]
[nq:1]I said English* I can not speak for *American which is a different language.[/nq]
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[nq:1]I said English* I can not speak for *American which is a different language.[/nq]
Well, your message was crossposted to alt.usage.english , whose FAQ says at
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[nq:1]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the town of Trebizon, still sprinkled with holidaymakers in the cafes ... a 1985 reprint of Dragon Books' 1981 publication. I wonder the 1990s Puffin editions of the book retain the reference?[/nq]
I feel pretty, I feel pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay
Now where does that come from? West Side Story?
I've jus
I feel pretty, I feel pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay
Now where does that come from? West Side Story?
I've jus
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[nq:1]Trebizon, the[/nq]
[nq:2]This is correct English. gay is a synonym of happy, joyous.[/nq]
[nq:1]If what you mean by "correct English" is "the use of a word according to a definition which happens to ... temporarily stopped reading to reflect upon my use of the word "fershlugginer," then the use of the term is appropriate.)[/nq]
Is there any reason why the reader should do that i
[nq:2]This is correct English. gay is a synonym of happy, joyous.[/nq]
[nq:1]If what you mean by "correct English" is "the use of a word according to a definition which happens to ... temporarily stopped reading to reflect upon my use of the word "fershlugginer," then the use of the term is appropriate.)[/nq]
Is there any reason why the reader should do that i
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[nq:1]In article , Robin Carmody (Email Removed) writes[/nq]
[nq:2]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the ... was cheerful, bright and gay ...", isn't he?) from 1972.[/nq]
[nq:1]I have a book from about 1950 by a then well-known broadcaster, called "Gay Games for Little Children". I have always felt it was a terrible shame that the word was hijacked.[/nq]
The word
[nq:2]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the ... was cheerful, bright and gay ...", isn't he?) from 1972.[/nq]
[nq:1]I have a book from about 1950 by a then well-known broadcaster, called "Gay Games for Little Children". I have always felt it was a terrible shame that the word was hijacked.[/nq]
The word
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[nq:2]"It was a golden September afternoon when they reached the ... Trouble at Trebizon", originally published by Granada Publishing in 1980[/nq]
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[nq:1]I feel pretty, I feel pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay Now where does that come from? West Side Story?[/nq]
that more than 20 years before the quote from Anne Digby.
[nq:1]I've just been reading the bioraph
[nq:1]I feel pretty, I feel pretty, I feel pretty and witty and gay Now where does that come from? West Side Story?[/nq]
that more than 20 years before the quote from Anne Digby.
[nq:1]I've just been reading the bioraph
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