http://blog.oup.com/2010/05/may-2010/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2010/05/may-2010/#comment-162178 Steve Fri, 28 May 2010 04:37:04 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=9181#comment-162178 Here's the use of Kibosh earlier than Dickens: The Observer [London], Sunday Nov. 30, 1834, p. 4 col. 4. Retirement of the Late Ministry Explained ....Mr. Dyer put the moderate fine of one shilling and costs on both defendants--"Ah!" said Smith, as he left the office, this here hact vos the vork of the Vigs, and now the Duke of Vellington as put the 'Kibosh' on 'em, vich they never would have got if they hadn't passed it; that's vat floored 'em. Here’s the use of Kibosh earlier than Dickens:
The Observer [London], Sunday Nov. 30, 1834, p. 4 col. 4.
Retirement of the Late Ministry Explained
….Mr. Dyer put the moderate fine of one shilling and costs on both defendants–”Ah!” said Smith, as he left the office, this here hact vos the vork of the Vigs, and now the Duke of Vellington as put the ‘Kibosh’ on ‘em, vich they never would have got if they hadn’t passed it; that’s vat floored ‘em.

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]]> http://blog.oup.com/2010/05/may-2010/#comment-162040 John Wed, 26 May 2010 13:11:17 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=9181#comment-162040 Inflammable = ignitable? Inflammable = ignitable?

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2010/05/may-2010/#comment-162037 Stephen Goranson Wed, 26 May 2010 12:39:01 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=9181#comment-162037 Here's the use of Kibosh earlier than Dickens: The Observer [London], Sunday Nov. 30, 1834, p. 4 col. 4. Retirement of the Late Ministry Explained ....Mr. Dyer put the moderate fine of one shilling and costs on both defendants--"Ah!" said Smith, as he left the office, this here hact vos the vork of the Vigs, and now the Duke of Vellington as put the 'Kibosh' on 'em, vich they never would have got if they hadn't passed it; that's vat floored 'em. Here’s the use of Kibosh earlier than Dickens:
The Observer [London], Sunday Nov. 30, 1834, p. 4 col. 4.
Retirement of the Late Ministry Explained
….Mr. Dyer put the moderate fine of one shilling and costs on both defendants–”Ah!” said Smith, as he left the office, this here hact vos the vork of the Vigs, and now the Duke of Vellington as put the ‘Kibosh’ on ‘em, vich they never would have got if they hadn’t passed it; that’s vat floored ‘em.

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