[Ads-l] on a screed

[Laurence Horn]

FWIW, there are vanishingly few g-hits for “went off on a screed”, but while there are plenty for “went off on a tirade”, there are twice as many for “went off on a rant”.  I’m a rant guy myself.

LH


> On Oct 3, 2018, at 5:32 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
>> One writes or reads or recites or delivers or launches into (et sim.) a
>> screed," but "goes on" a  tirade.
> 
> I agree.
> 
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 12:01 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>> 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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