Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010

Is this "get made" Boston dialect and what does it mean, "get upset?"
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Who told you I had delicate sensibilities?
- I just don't like it, sarge. Don't feel right.

I bought a new video card for the computer that would allow me to
connect my tv to a second output, and while the image on the tv was
correct, eventually the image on the monitor became compressed.  The
top inch and bottom inch were black and the part  in the middle was

Rather than edit. I want to know what you people think of the
description after "email,."
Also, how do I quote a "email," when that is the end of the sentence.
Also, I like closing "--" with another "--" or a period whereas some

Now, wouldn't you use dashes for the last part of:
"killer-slash-rapist-slash-fill in the blank?"
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"Because for all you know," he said, "I could be president of the Ted

When I first learned the phrses: in the day; and: back in the day,
they referred to defineable days, I believe.  The jazz era, the big
band era, the period when Joanie and I toured with Guy Lombardo, etc.
or maybe when we were both stationed on Guam.

Related to the Einstein thread, and in full context this time, please
indicate which one you would prefer, 1 or 2 and, respectively, 3 or
4:
1. "the common notion that Wilde is a literary genius"

There has been a thread in the (UK) Guardian's Letters columns,
written by people from various South American countries, complaining
about the US's habit of referring to itself as "America" and backing
the suggestion that US citizens should, instead, be called

What's the meaning of "Go"
in
"do not pass Go?"
Does it perhaps mean

re: anybody else
"Right now? Maybe thirteen, depending on whether anybody else's
checked out.
(The Last Precinct,P Cornwell )

So I needed to recharge the fire-extinguisher I used two nights ago,
and I googled and called the place nearest me, and I described my
fire-extinguisher and asked how much to recharge.  
And he said "36 dollars or less".  Every other merchant says "$N or

If I get cancer, and the doctors can't cure it, I plan to just keep
busy until I die.
Is there any way I can get the tv and radio news from saying that I
"battled cancer"?

I find these in several authors:
"maggot-gagging."
Does it mean "even the maggots would be gagged by it?"
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I think I know the meaning of
"move on"
and
"move over,"

"pitching heart"
does it mean covered by pitch? "Blackening?"
I read it in context as "distressed heart," but ...
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Considering the following:
    There are many eateries, a library, a post office, a few
convenience stores, photocopy stores, and grocery stores in the