10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE YEAR DOT»
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the year dot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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June Brown. BEFORE THE YEAR DOT lune Brown SIMON 8L SCHUSTER
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THE YEAR DOT BEFORE THE YEAR DOT lune. Front Cover.
It was even decided, apparently, that all mention of the "Year Dot" would be left
out of dictionaries and encyclopedias and any kind of official publication. There
must have existed a very wellstructured network of people, who were prepared to
...
Howard Juno & Justin Case
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
dot dot one's i's and cross one's t's to take great care over details: She makes a
good organizer because she is always careful to dot her i's and cross her t's. from
/since the year dot for a very long time: Our family has lived in this village since ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
dot dot one's i's and cross one's t's to take great care over details: She makes a
good organizer because she is always careful to dot her i 's and cross her t's.
from/since the year dot for a very long time: Our family has lived in this village
since ...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
123, 1997 year dot noun a notional date long ago; time immemorial UK, isss •
Terry had been into clubbing since the year dot and had learnt the busi ness from
the bottom up. — Dave Courtney, Stop the Ride I Want to Get Off, p. 354.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
dot Br. col. hit sb. dot/ the year dot Br. Aus. col. often derog. a very long time ago;
in the year dot, since the year dot. dot one'si's and cross one's t's esp. Br. col. be
extremely careful in a slightly annoying way. dot for dot 1. Br. print. the use of ...
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
einundleipzig ' yonks ago, ages ago, in the year dot von Anno dazumal sein ugs
veraltend — von Anno Tobak sein ' in the dim and distant past, yonks ago, ages
ago Anno Domini 1525/... geh selten - in the year of Our Lord 1525i in 1525i.
uk She came promptly on the dot of eleven. . the year dot uk informal a very long
time ago: I've known Peter since the year dot. "verb (-tt-)1 [T]
toputadotordotsonsomething: Your handwriting is difficult to read because you
don't dot your i's.
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Oxford Dictionary of English
phrases dot the i's and cross the t's informal ensure that all details are correct. on
the dot informal exactly on time: he arrived on the dot at nine o'clock. the year dot
Brit. informal a very long time ago: that wallpaper has been there since the year ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
'I reckon he was born in the year dot, that 'orse was,' W.Pett Ridge, Minor
Dialogues, 1895. dot and carried . Married: rhyming s.: since ca 1880. The
Routledge dictionary of historical slang 1516.
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE YEAR DOT»
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the year dot is used in the context of the following news items.
Milestone met with ready wit
The year Dot: Dot Judkins celebrated her 105th birthday surrounded by friends ... in 1929 and finishing as a keen golfer 70 years later – had not worn her down. «The Press, Mar 15»
June Brown, 87, actress, answers our health quiz
Not as fit as my great-great-great grandfather Isaac Bitton, a champion bare-knuckle fighter. But I've had a stressful year writing my book Before The Year Dot, ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
EastEnders' harrowing plots are bad for kids says show's star June …
Mum-of-six June, whose autbiography Before The Year Dot is out this week, said: “I am disappointed it didn't go the way I expected – in classical theatre. «Mirror.co.uk, Nov 13»
