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   Hibou to All   
   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.   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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