Antedating of "Workaholic"

[Laurence Horn]

On Feb 3, 2014, at 2:29 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:

> Or a mistake by someone who didn't know.
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> Mark

…and who shall remain synonymous.

LH
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> On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:
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>> Synonymous?  I guess that must be a pun, but I don't get it.  Or just a
>> typo?
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>> LH
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>> On Feb 1, 2014, at 1:22 PM, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
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>>> workaholic (OED 1968)
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>>> 1947 _Toronto Daily Star_ 5 Apr. 6 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  If
>> you are cursed with an unconquerable craving for work, call Workaholics
>> Synonymous, and a reformed worker will aid you back to happy idleness.
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>>> Fred Shapiro
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