El Lay

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:08:40 +0000, Bill Lemay wrote:

>There was a science fiction writer who used the term Ellay (no space) in
>at least one of his stories.

Thanks for reminding me of the no-space spelling...

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Los Angeles Times, Oct 30, 1944, p. 2/1
Admiralty Islands -- After the show I looked up Staff-Sgt. Sid Rogers, the
technical director who also does a comedy skit.
"'Stars and Gripes' is a great G.I. show," I said. "The Army must have
combed Hollywood for you guys."
"Hollywood?" said Sid.
"Yep," I said. "Good old Hollywood. Guess the boys would be pretty hard up
for entertainment if it weren't for Hollywood. Where you from?"
"New York," said Sid, "but I once played the Biltmore in Ellay."
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--Ben Zimmer