tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post114942005610061970..comments2023-06-04T11:38:40.921-04:00Comments on words / myth / ampers & virgule: Three out of five ain't badDick Margulishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10169512038331158003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post-1149849294131803362006-06-09T06:34:00.000-04:002006-06-09T06:34:00.000-04:00Thanks, Stuart. It's still a hoary enough expressi...Thanks, Stuart. It's still a hoary enough expression that most younger readers (meaning anyone under forty, I think) might not be familiar with it.Dick Margulishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169512038331158003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606211.post-1149831176529915412006-06-09T01:32:00.000-04:002006-06-09T01:32:00.000-04:00Including "parlour trick" and the plurals gets you...Including "parlour trick" and the plurals gets you another 140,000+ hits from Google.<BR/><BR/>The term is defined in the Shorter Oxford, so I expect you'll find it in the Compact later in the day, once your eyes come into focus ;^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com