[Ads-l] susPECT, n.

[Jonathan Lighter]

In "The Thin Man" (1934), both William Powell and Myrna Loy very clearly
say "susPECT" (n.).

JL

On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 10:58 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Just caught "The Kennel Murder Case" (1933).
>
> Three actors, including William Powell and Mary Astor, say susPECT (n.)
> more than once.
>
> Also, the word "butcher" (slang for an organization surgeon or physician)
> is used to mean "medical examiner": "I'm the city butcher."
>
> JL
>
> On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 2:21 PM Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:32 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > All units. On the broadcast of the susPECT arrested in the shooting of
>> > Patrolman Rawlins. Cancel the cancellation. susPECT released from
>> custody."
>> >
>> > Cf. perMIT, n.
>> >
>>
>> I either haven't heard or haven't noticed "susPECT," but "perMIT" has been
>> common as a noun amongst the colored since God got upset about the Tower
>> of
>> Babel.
>>
>>
>> --
>> -Wilson
>> -----
>> All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint to
>> come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
>> -Mark Twain
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