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> ['dang': ] (3) it's what you say when you make a mistake For the philologist, from around 1780, The chapter of accidents: a comedy by Sophia Lee. > Jacob: D
by mdp2021 4y ago
> ['dang': ] (3) it's what you say when you make a mistake
For the philologist, from around 1780, The chapter of accidents: a comedy by Sophia Lee.
> Jacob: Dang it, doan't I zeay, I'll tell thee present...
> dang it, I thought at first I ha' zwounded...
https://archive.org/details/chapteraccident00leegoog/page/n40/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/chapteraccident00leegoog/page/n4...
...But I also immediately think of Gary Larson.
- dang 4y agoWow. 18th century philology FTW! How on earth did you find that?
- mdp2021 4y ago> How on earth My friend, have you noticed in these few years that I believe in particular attention to words? :) It was pretty easy: Etymonline, which is part of my few core references as "dictionary of meaning" (as opposed to "dictionary of use"), gives the first clues at https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=dang https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=dang . Then I looked for the original text and checked the details.