Date:    Fri, 20 Mar 1998 11:54:23 +0000
<br>From:    Peter McGraw  pmcgraw[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LINFIELD.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: standardization of non-standard forms
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<br>On Fri, 20 Mar 1998 14:04:35 EST RonButters  RonButters[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM  wrote:
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<br>  Larry lists "duck tape", "chaise lounge", perhaps "tenure tract" or "no
<br>  holes barred". And how about  "bedroom suit"?
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<br>In my experience, "bedroom suit" is regional.  I encountered it only
<br>when I lived in the South, or from people who were from the South.
<br>Just now I did an impromptu survey in my office and no one had ever
<br>heard "suit" in this meaning.  A colleague who was born in New Jersey
<br>said, "Well, the old-fashioned term would be 'suite'," but she didn't
<br>know any other, explaining, "I AM old-fashioned!"  Another person said
<br>it would be a dining room "set" but a bedroom "suite."
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<br>And I wanted to clarify one of the other items before but got
<br>distracted: To those who have heard "chaise lounge," do you really mean
<br>"chaise" (shez)?  I've always understood it was either kept as in
<br>French (more or less) or completely Anglicized to "chase lounge"--but
<br>it's been a long time since I've heard the term used at all, so I
<br>wouldn't swear to this.
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<br>Peter
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<br>Peter A. McGraw
<br>Linfield College
<br>McMinnville, Oregon
<br>pmcgraw[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]linfield.edu
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