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Lee Gordon
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:06 pm    Post subject: Single-Purpose Words Reply with quote

In looking at the latest birthday thread, I noticed the word "belated" used a couple of times and it made me wonder, is "belated" ever used in any context other than with tardy birthday greetings? I know it can be, but is it?

Similarly, does anybody other than a sommelier (wine bottle) or a baseball pitcher (wild pitch) ever uncork anything?
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I belatedly uncorked the walls of my hallway once. I'd put up some 1/4" cork tiles as a pin-board for temporary display of some photographs, and they had deteriorated a little before I got around to removing them.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A bit of quick research leads me to believe that belated and belatedly are used to describe any event that occurs after it's scheduled or best time, but in conjunction with birthdays is far and away the most common usage.

I imagine uncorked has been used as in saying someone has come unhinged or unglued, but that could lead to a terrible waste of a beverage.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One thing I've noticed, with regard to birthday greetings, is that most folks tend to use belated incorrectly, offering a late greeting by saying "Happy belated birthday."

It's not the birthday that's belated, it's the greeting. "A belated happy birthday" is really what is meant.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike Harrison wrote:
most folks tend to use belated incorrectly,


Hopefully, this will change.

(See what I did there?)
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know some people who can uncork a stream of obscenities.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scott Pollak wrote:
I know some people who can uncork a stream of obscenities.


Belatedly - way after the driver who cut you off is far down the road.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Melissa.
Belated stream of obscenities as the other driver moves out of earshot.
Never happen.
Ever.
She's far too quick for that.

Laugh
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's right, Peter. I'm WAY to quick to ever let anyone cut me off. Devil
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

@Lee,

Many moons ago, I owned a '69 Camaro, which was at that time, a pretty hefty musclecar. Disconnecting the muffler from the headers made a whole lot of noise, which was of course, the entire point.

(In California at least), this was known as driving "uncorked."
Please add this to your uncorked pile.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been in a car with eX driving. True, true.
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