[Ads-l] Urban legend? Or fact?

Robin Hamilton robin.hamilton3 at VIRGINMEDIA.COM
Thu Oct 6 15:53:25 UTC 2016


Possibly when playing cards -- "I nak'd Jack!" in Strip Jack Naked  (sometimes
known as "Beggar Your Neighbour".

R.

(for a new, clear world)

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Yeah, maybe I was a bit hasty on the "usually".  There may be a general
distinction between attributive and predicative uses; "X is beloved by all" is
definitely bisyllabic for me.  Has this been discussed anywhere?

LH


P.S.  Are there any speakers who rhyme "baked" and "naked"?

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