In a message dated 2/5/09 1:34:02 PM, jvorzimmer@austin.rr.com writes:
> Actually it's used quite often in hardboiled crime stories, including
> novels such as The Big Sleep and a lot of pulp stories.
>
yes it is. my inference from the tone of Mr. Shado's post is, he's
suggesting its usage has become a bit of a stylistic pose
John Lau
**************
Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499.
(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://ad.doub
leclick.net/clk;211531132;33070124;e)
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : 05 Feb 2009 EST