单词 | jeans |
例句 | jeans plural nounWORD NOTE jeans Why do some words last while others fade into oblivion? There was a time when dungarees and jeans vied on an equal footing for the linguistic market in blue denim pants. Jeans won that competition handily, in a rout, rather in the way that a company achieves dominance in an industry. The linguistic process is a little like capitalism, then, but purer, with no antitrust legislation or zealous attorneys general to limit the monopoly. — DLConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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