put in = recommend

[Jonathan Lighter]

_Put up,_" to propose for an honor or award" may well be historically relevant, but so far as I know, "put in" has been the prodominant U.S. form by far for many decades

  JL

Charles Doyle <cdoyle at UGA.EDU> wrote:
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This seems like a variant of (or, at least, a structurally parallel synonym for) "put up": OED _put_ verb 1, 56j.(a) "To propose for election or adoption. Also, to propose for an honour or award" (examples from 1573-1971).

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 17:21:34 -0800
>From: Jonathan Lighter
>Subject: put in = recommend
>
>Meaning "Esp. _Mil._, to recommend (someone) officially for an award," virtually standard American English from WWII on, but not in OED:
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> 1967 in Bill Frey _Letters from 'Nam_ (N.Y.: Warner Books, 1992) 22: I went out under heavy fire last night to bring in that wounded G.I. and I've been put in for a Bronze Star.
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> WWII related cites are myriad, but I don't believe I've seen one antedating 1942.
>
> JL

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