tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823943.post2756283314366586900..comments2023-09-18T12:16:21.289-07:00Comments on Evolving English II: What goes up ...WordzGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04618408509448732889noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823943.post-41807595445634674922007-01-13T00:47:00.000-08:002007-01-13T00:47:00.000-08:00Nancy --
I have to say that I could entertain the...Nancy --<br /><br />I have to say that I could entertain the idea of "warm down" as distinct from "cool down." It suggests that instead of just sitting around right after getting out of the pool, you do some lower-stress exercises to help your body recover.<br /><br />You know, so you don't cramp up.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823943.post-57034873813193775732007-01-13T00:42:00.000-08:002007-01-13T00:42:00.000-08:00Delightful post, Mike. And a fine-looking blog, w...Delightful post, Mike. And a fine-looking blog, which I will have to read further.<br /><br />For the moment, though, I just wanted to post this comment here to let you know that I finally got around to <a href="http://bjkeefe.blogspot.com/2007/01/tinpicking-whats-diff.html">responding</a> to your words on our differentials.<br /><br />You might also be interested to hear that Gawker has <a href="http://www.gawker.com/news/blogs/bad-lingo-blogmedia-clichs-222162.php">banned</a> "wait for it." Fortunately, you used it before close of business 2006, so no need to worry about us prescriptive New Yorkers harshing up your blog.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823943.post-63366162373392669322006-12-20T17:54:00.000-08:002006-12-20T17:54:00.000-08:00I always thought it curious that we "warmed up" in...I always thought it curious that we "warmed up" in swim practice, but at the end of the hour we didn't "cool down"--we "warmed down." And in related news, over at ADS-L (the American Dialect Society's email list), someone just posted a comment about "leather up" being used on some TV show or other as a synonym for "man up." (Then there's "uppity," a favorite word of mine, but that's grist for a whole 'nother mill.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com