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- From: jthomas@netsys.com (Jim Thomas)
- Subject: Re: Copacetic
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.052756.16683@netsys.com>
- Organization: Netsys Inc.
- References: <9301031328.AA17538@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 05:27:56 GMT
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- In article <9301031328.AA17538@Ra.MsState.Edu> maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU (Natalie Maynor) writes:
- >> I hadn't seen this word before I came across it in Burke's book. My
- >> sources seem to suggest that it's a bit dated. Is it in common use in the
- >> South in particular?
- >
- >I wouldn't say that it's widely used, but I've never thought of it as
- >particularly dated. It probably shows up in writing more than in speech.
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- And don't forget the song with the chorus:
- Everthing is copacetic
- Down at Earl's Crab Joint....
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