On 29 Jul 2013, at 13:58, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 7/29/2013 7:44 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: >> On 2013-07-29 7:03, Walt wrote: >> >>> I've never heard ["much of a muchness"] before. Is that a common British >>> colloquialism? >> >> I've heard that one, but it's been years. I've only ever heard it from a >> Brit or in a book authored by a Brit. I don't know how common it is, >> though. The web site www.phrases.org.uk claims that it's never really been >> common (http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/251550.html).
I would say it's really quite a common phrase. > Interesting, Doug. Thanks for the pointer. > > I'm going to have to incorporate it into my highfalutin banter oeuvre -- > right after I learn to properly pronounce oeuvre. > /ˈəːvɹə/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
