partycrasher and gatecrasher

[David Barnhart]

I take it back, maybe.  I NEXISED both terms:



partycrasher 8 articles [but, party crasher 3,000+]

gatecrasher 900+ articles.



Neither appear in the Brown Count or in Carroll's Word Frequency Book.



Although I steadfastly resist plain old-fashioned Googling:



partycrasher 3,660,000 [but, party crasher 491,000]

gatecrasher 430,000



Can say whatever one wishes?



Regards,

David



Barnhart at highlands.com

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