[Ads-l] on a screed

[Jonathan Lighter]

No diff to me, with or without "off."

One writes or reads or recites or delivers or launches into (et sim.) a
"screed," but "goes on" a  tirade.

AFAIK.

JL

On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 11:55 AM Parish, James <jparish at siue.edu> wrote:

> Agreed, but "went off on a long screed" sounds fine to me.
>
> Jim Parish
>
> On 10/3/2018 10:43 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> > CNN:  "[Judge K] went on a long screed."
> >
> > Sounds weird to me, despite OED def. as "tirade"
> >
> > Traditionally you don't (or didn't) "go on" a "screed" (though you do go
> a
> > "spree," like, you know, consuming mass quantities of beer.)
> >
> > JL
> >
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