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   CDB to brya103@attglobal.net   
   Re: Use of "hair-brained" by C.S. Lewis   
   11 Aug 07 16:51:51   
   
   XPost: alt.books.cs-lewis, alt.usage.english   
   From: bellemarec@sympatico.ca   
      
   brya103@attglobal.net wrote:   
      
   [...]   
      
   > Japrisot, Un long dimanche de fiançailles, chapter Bingo Crépuscule,   
   >   
   > Il avait croisé les Sénégalais, qui s'etaient rangés   
   > de mauvais poil sur les bas-côtés pour libérer la route.   
      
   Très droll.  In rows, you say?  The 1828 Webster's is purported to   
   have an entry for "hair-brained", but it's no longer accessible   
   through OneLook.  This appears to be a permanent change, since   
   Christian Technologies are now trying to sell it as a book or CD; too   
   bad, because it provided a little historical perspective, especially   
   on American usage.   
      
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