Date:    Mon, 8 Jun 1998 18:27:31 -0400
<br>From:    Bob Haas <rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: big weekend
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<br>Andrea et al,
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<br>The "ups" version is also the one I'm familiar with, re: one and ship.
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<br>A. Vine wrote:
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<br>> Grant Smith wrote:
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<br>> > I would guess the analogy to be "one-up-manship," a popular phrase meaning
<br>> > to gain the advantage over others, especially in wit.  There was a book
<br>> > out, I forget the author, entitled, I believe, "The Art of Oneupmanship."
<br>> > -Grant Smith
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<br>> Or, as I've heard it, "oneupsmanship".  I think the derivation here is from
<br> the
<br>> third person singular verb form; the parties being described are more likely
<br> to
<br>> be in the third person.
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<br>> Andrea
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<br>   --
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<br>Bob Haas
<br>University of North Carolina at Greensboro
<br>rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu
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<br>"No matter where you go, there you are."
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