Re: Antedating of "Teenager"

[AAllan at AOL.COM]

Thanks for the antedating and the compliment, Fred, and let's give David
Barnhart credit as co-author of that excellent book. - Allan

> "Teenager" was word of the year for 1938, according to Allan Metcalf's
> excellent book America in So Many Words.
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> teenager (OED 1941)
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> 1935 _Chicago Daily Tribune_ 9 Nov. 18 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
> Every mother, especially of a "teen-ager," should learn the art of
> overlooking.
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> Fred Shapiro
>