OT : another language item

Colin Paul Adams colin at colina.demon.co.uk
Sat Feb 14 17:47:52 UTC 2009


>>>>> "Beartooth" == Beartooth  <Beartooth at swva.net> writes:

    Beartooth> 	It has been getting common lately for posters here to
    Beartooth> write "easy peasy" instead of simply "easy." It's one
    Beartooth> more instance of a common phenomenon, of course, but I
    Beartooth> do wonder one thing : do all those who use it have a
    Beartooth> common source (as for instance xkcd) -- or are they
    Beartooth> just picking it up from one another?

I remember that expression from my youth (c. 40 years ago).

I haven't heard it for a very long time though.
-- 
Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire




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