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|    Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????    |
|    03 Jul 24 14:57:42    |
      XPost: alt.usage.english       From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid              Le 03/07/2024 à 14:01, Antonio Marques a écrit :       > Hibou quoted:       >>       >> "As she laid herself out to stride, the other fellows used to get a fine       >> exhibition of absolutely naked girl from the waist down (for panties       >> were the rare exception, and not the rule then)" - 'Sydney Sportsman',       >> 1904/08/24.       >       > To when may the use of 'naked girl' as a mass noun go back?              I think it's used only for direct and indirect objects.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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