[Ads-l] leave it all on the field

[MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY RDECOM AMRDEC (US)]

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> From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Ben Zimmer
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 10:25 AM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: leave it all on the field
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> My latest WSJ column looks at "leaving everything/nothing on the field,"
> citing Barry's research.
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> https://www.wsj.com/articles/leaving-everything-on-the-field-from-sports-to-politics-1490972994
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> If paywalled, you can Google the headline or follow a social media link,
> e.g.:
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> https://twitter.com/bgzimmer/status/847830288784908288
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> Thanks to Neal and everyone else in this thread for the inspiration.
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I posted an antedate (prior to Barry's 1961 cite) and some predecessors:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2016-November/145239.html



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