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sarra commented on the word earl grey
A new addition (December 2007) to the Oxford English Dictionary! Puzzlingly late; highly commended.
I suggest trying it black, with gin.
December 18, 2007
kewpid commented on the word earl grey
I'm surprised something so definitively English was excluded for so long.
December 19, 2007
bilby commented on the word earl grey
Sarra's serving suggestion used to be called tea with in Australia. Hal Porter describes the ritual of tea with in one of the books of his autobiographical trilogy. The period in question was probably the 1920's or 1930's from memory. Both the habit of drinking tea with and the expression have gone way out of fashion.
P.S. If you love Wordie, you'd love Hal Porter.
December 19, 2007
reesetee commented on the word earl grey
Thanks for the tip, bilby. I'll have to add his works to my 5,373-volume reading list. ;-)
December 19, 2007
alexz commented on the word earl grey
It should be Earl Grey as the drink is named after a person with last name Grey, and title of Earl
January 25, 2013
bilby commented on the word earl grey
Is that why they don't call it Earl Gray in you essay?
January 25, 2013
ry commented on the word earl grey
fair enough Messer alexz, changed. bilby, essentially that is correct, however, I found recently that in fact, either spelling is acceptable in en_US (for the color, not the surname of course), gray being only the more common.
January 25, 2013