January 2001 newsletter / "At the printer"

[Thomas Paikeday]

Sorry, everyone, that should have been a private communication. Thanks,
Allan, for the prompt reply.
TOM PAIKEDAY

Thomas Paikeday wrote:
>
> Dear Allan,
>
> I'm just curious. Do you mean your computer printer, like, "The document
> is waiting to be printed out" or is it gone to a commercial printer, in
> which case the old-fashioned way of putting it would be "at the
> printer's (shop)," "gone to the printer," "gone to the printer's," etc.
>
> Just a bit confused, nothing personal or below the belt! Maybe just a
> little impish.
>
> I eagerly await my ADS Newsletter by snail mail which is always a
> pleasure to read. I don't think I would like the online version so much.
>
> Tom.
>
> AAllan at AOL.COM wrote:
> >
> > Volume 33 Number 1 of the Newsletter of the American Dialect Society is at
> > last finished! It's at the printer and will go by first class mail to ADS
> > members next week.
> >
> >