Staycation

[Sam Clements]

No one 'ever' expects the hyphenated form(or the Spanish Inquisition).

Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie Taylor-Blake" <taylor-blake at NC.RR.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 13:19
Subject: Re: Staycation


> Ben Zimmer wrote:
>
>> Word Spy has a cite from The Myrtle Beach Sun-News, July 11, 2003:
>>
>> http://www.wordspy.com/words/staycation.asp
>>
>> And it appeared online as early as May 5, 1999:
>
> Thanks, Ben!  It never occurred to me to look for the hyphenated form.
>
> -- Bonnie

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