rents - parents

[Jonathan Lighter]

The HDAS secret files, through Z, are open to all with clairvoyant powers.
Just advise me that you'll be consulting them.

HDAS doesn't include *all* the collected cites - just the earliest, usu. the
next earliest, and then an elucidating sample, usu. including the most
recent.

I did not hear "rents" (or "rental units") at NYU 1970-1974. The '68 ex. is
from Minnesota.

JL

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 7:23 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> I am assuming the response was in response to my 1975 post. I lack
> access to HDAS (still haven't picked up V. 2 and, obviously, the rest is
> a complete mystery to everyone but you), but OED has a gap between 1968
> and 1984. Ron was correct--the earliest OED citation is to the slang study.
>
> If I find anything else in between, I'll post it.
>
> VS-)
>
> On 9/29/2011 7:05 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> > HDAS files has the same quote.
> >
> > My students were commonly reporting "rents" by 1975.
> >
> > JL
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Jesse Sheidlower<jester at panix.com>
>  wrote:
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> > Note that OED has this to 1968, at RENT n.(3).
> >
> > Jesse Sheidlower
> > OED
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