10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUBBISHY»
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rubbishy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rubbishy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gradience, Gradualness and Grammaticalization
Interestingly, the derived adjective rubbishy is only found from 1795, and in the
metaphorical sense 'worthless' from 1824, so it is almost as if the standard
language wouldn't tolerate the adjectival use of rubbish once rubbishy was
available.
Elizabeth Closs Traugott, Graeme Trousdale,
2010
Such rubbishy trinkets as you'd give to your harlot." "More as like I'd give to my
sister." He must remember not to be lulled again by her silences. "Or my guest. All
from London, those are, and dear they'd come in a shop. Hardly the sort of things
...
3
The Man in the moon, ed. by A. Smith and A.B. Reach
The late member, Sir Rubbishy Paper, presented himself for re-election, after
having been freed from his debts by the authorities of Portugal Street; but his
opponent, the Honourable Roderick Doo, having obtained a copy of Sir
Rubbishy's ...
4
Despair and Deliverance: Private Salvation in Contemporary ...
Here were produced rubbishy newspapers containing almost nothing except
sport, crime and astrology” (1.949, p. 38). Such rubbishy newspapers can be
found today in all Western countries and indeed make up the common reading
material ...
Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi,
2012
5
Selected Plays of M.J. Molloy
After that you'll repair your fences instead of writing oul' rubbishy poems that'd
sicken a dog! (LARRY goes.) TUL (beside himself with rage). "Oul' rubbishy
poems!" The badly- cultured idiot! Where is my stick? Get me a stick! (He is
searching ...
Michael Joseph Molloy, Robert O'Driscoll,
1998
Natalia Ginzburg. a little money, small sums of no importance, and encourage
them to spend it immediately and as they wish, to follow some momentary whim;
the children will buy some small rubbishy toy which they will immediately forget
as ...
7
The Universal Gardener and Botanist: or, a general ...
They being all of succulent growth, they consequently delight most in dry soils, or
in any dry rubbishy earth, and most of them will grow upon rocks and buildings.
These plants merit culture for variety, but particularly the first five or six sorts, and
...
Thomas Mawe, John Abercrombie,
1778
8
Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov Oblomov:
"What a rubbishy weed!" Tarantiev remarked, after sending out a puff of tobacco
smoke and inhaling another. "You have come too early in the morning,"
suggested Oblomov with a yawn. "Then I am boring you, am I?" "No; I was merely
making ...
Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov
"What a rubbishy weed!" Tarantiev remarked, after sending out a puffof tobacco
smoke and inhaling another. "You havecome too early inthe morning," suggested
Oblomovwith ayawn. "ThenIam boring you, am I?" "No; I was merely making a ...
Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov,
2011
10
What Color Is the Sacred?
“Strings of dusty niggers with splay feet arrived and departed; a stream of
manufactured goods, rubbishy cottons, beads, and brass wire were sent into the
depths of darkness and in return came a precious trickle of ivory.” As in an
animated ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUBBISHY»
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rubbishy is used in the context of the following news items.
Mum Diary: Why I Hate Children's Magazines
But the rubbishy toys I loathe the most are definitely the ones that come strapped to children's magazines. These magazines can cost up to £4.50 each and there ... «Yahoo Lifestyle UK, Jul 15»
The four big myths of the same-sex marriage debate
Spurious arguments and rubbishy logics are the fuel of politics. It's what keeps Twitter chirping, talkback talking and panel shows full of panelists. It fills Hansard ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Five films to catch in July
This is supposed to be a rubbishy time for cinema. In fact, July is groaning with quality releases. We haven't included Terminator Genisys because it's no good. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Brickbats for rubbishy work by Penang council
BUTTERWORTH: Local MCA divisions have taken the Seberang Prai municipal council to task for poor garbage collection and cleanliness management in ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jun 15»
Dialling up the next mis-selling scandal
I'm always interested to get boiler room calls — I get more than a few flogging rubbishy unlisted firms in any one sector (rare earths, biotech etc) and it is worth ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
The Queen of Spades, ENO, review: 'Someone should tell David …
What scuppers the show, however, is a relentlessly pretentious but largely rubbishy production by David Alden. Designed by Gideon Davey, it is couched in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Discount chain's plan for first Isle of Wight store
I didn't say they are a rubbishy company, only that they sell rubbish. Not sure you can make such a defamatory statement in todays world of litigation and not ... «Isle of Wight County Press, Jun 15»
I will not accept any position in NPP – Jake
“It is a rubbishy paper and comes out with rubbishy publications…and this will not be the first time it has come out with rubbish and this will not be the last, that is ... «Vibe Ghana, Mar 15»
Recycling incentive for Australia's 'most rubbishy state'
"Queensland is the most rubbishy state in Australia and if we keep doing what we've always done, we'll keep getting what we have always got," he said. «Brisbane Times, Oct 14»
Marianne Faithfull contro Miley Cyrus e Rihanna, "sgualdrine senza …
Marianne Faithfull contro Miley Cyrus e Rihanna, "sgualdrine senza valore" "Rubbishy sluts", ovvero "sgualdrine senza valore". Così si è espressa Marianne ... «La Repubblica, Sep 14»