[Lexicog] Invariant Phases vs. " Kicked the proverbial bucket"

[fieldworks_support at SIL.ORG]

I'm tempted to suggest that invariancy is a matter of degree.

But also it can be a humorous use of language to vary an invariant phrase.
Should a lexicographer include all possible humorous uses of words? In my
opinion, not unless he was attempting something the scope of the OED.




Steve White, Jaars language software support
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