[Ads-l] Antedating of "Nitty Gritty"

[Mark Mandel]

Which is significantly different from the modern meaning:
>>>>>
the nitty-gritty
...
the basic facts of a situation:
*Let's get down to the nitty-gritty - how much will it cost?*
<<<<<
[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/nitty-gritty]

MAM


On Mon, Feb 14, 2022, 10:44 AM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> nitty gritty (OED 1940)
>
> 1934 Washington Tribune​ 26 Apr. 18/7 (Readex)  Gable ... has the art of
> hitch-hiking down to a nitty-gritty.
>
> Fred Shapiro
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