[forwarded from 19cBB] Huzzah now in modern usage

[Kari Castor]

In my circle of friends, "huzzah" is a frequently used word.
I hear it quite often from people in the "geek" community.

Kari


On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> At 3/6/2009 09:52 PM, George Thompson wrote:
> >Posted to a listserv of harmless crackpots devoted to the study of
> >the history of baseball, and forwarded, with permission, to a
> >listserv of . . . .
> >
> >Mind you, I've said nothing.
> >
> >A response to this to the original listserv cited the OED, seemingly
> >to the effect that its latest references are from the late 19th
> >C.  I have been 86ed by my connection to the OED, so I can't verify this.
>
> For the interjection, the latest is 1855.  Of course -- and Jesse
> will know better -- this probably simply means the word hasn't been
> looked at in a while (the entry is "second edition 1989").
>
> Joel
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> >Ms. Astifan writes, while giving this permission, that she had seen
> >this passage in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle of March 2, 2009.
> >
> >Original posting follows:
> >
> >For what it's worth I just read syndicated columnist Kim Komando's
> >article, "Microsoft will trumpet new system, but what's the real
> >reason behind it?" Naturally I was surprised to find the following
> >in the opening paragraph: "When it is released, you can expect brass
> >bands, dancing girls and mighty huzzahs. But why?"
> >
> >This is the first time I've heard the word huzzah outside of 19th
> >century baseball or early American history texts. And I've not often
> >seen it there. Interesting.
> >
> >Priscilla Astifan
> >
> >GAT
> >
> >George A. Thompson
> >Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre",
> >Northwestern Univ. Pr., 1998, but nothing much lately.
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