[Ads-l] layer = "an insulating item of clothing"
Shapiro, Fred
fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Wed Oct 23 14:36:52 UTC 2019
Whenever I complain that my wife sets the thermostat at 58 degrees, she says "wear layers !"
Fred Shapiro
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From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of Mark Mandel <markamandel at GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:10 PM
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Subject: layer = "an insulating item of clothing"
Has anyone else encountered this usage?
An exchange with the writer of an announcement:
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Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 2:35 PM …
This is just a quick reminder that we're organizing … on Monday, October
21st, at 9:30am.
[The event] will go until ~1pm and be followed by a vegetarian potluck
lunch.
Things to bring:
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-A layer. We hope to be outside.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 10:57 PM Mark Mandel …
«-A layer. We hope to be outside.»
I'm sorry, that doesn't make any sense to me. A layer of what, for what? My
only guess is that you mean something to sit or lie on, like a picnic
blanket, to protect our clothes from getting stained by the grass.
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Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 1:50 PM…
Hi Mark-
By a layer, I meant a clothing layer. Like a jacket or sweater.
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MAM
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