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Spry

Postby PRGODDESS » Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:28 pm

I haven't seen this word discussed that I can remember. Thought it might be a good word . . .

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Re: Spry

Postby call_copse » Thu Jul 09, 2015 6:48 am

Hi PRGODDESS

Good word, seemingly generally reserved for the elderly, who we might otherwise expect to be infirm or doddery.

Sadly I (and perhaps others in the UK?) am reminded by this word of a certain Eunice Spry, a Jehovah's Witness who might be regarded as profoundly unpleasant.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... bused.html

These incidents do not encourage me to see devout religion as a good thing - this extreme devotion can seem to cause the bad side of humanity to come out in a very dark way.
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Re: Spry

Postby Dr. Goodword » Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:48 am

Actually, according to the OED, this word is current only in some dialects in the UK and is heard more frequently in the general population of the US.
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