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<br>         ADS-L Digest - 5 Jun 1998 to 6 Jun 1998               98-06-07 00:00:47
<br>There are 4 messages totalling 112 lines in this issue.
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<br>Topics of the day:
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<br>  1. drugging
<br>  2. The Grey Lady comes clean (2)
<br>  3. "They met cute"
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<br>Date:    Sat, 6 Jun 1998 10:31:49 -0400
<br>From:    Robert Kelly <kelly[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BARD.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: drugging
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<br>"Drugging" was quite common, in this intransitive usage, back in the
<br>England of the 1920s and 1930s, if the novels of that era are to be
<br>believed.  I dont have a citation to hand, but I've read the phrase many
<br>times.
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<br>RK
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<br>On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Greg Pulliam wrote:
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<br>> The channel WGN noon news had a feature on today in which a psychologist
<br>> talked about teenagers using alcohol and drugs, and she used the phrase
<br>> "drinking and drugging" to describe their behavior.  I notice MW10 has this
<br>> intransitive use of "drugging" listed, but I'd never heard it before today.
<br>> Is this use common anywhere?
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<br>> Greg
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