Current Americanisms a Dictionary of Words And Phrases in Common Use
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Tom Brown's mother was called "Madam Brown. " There is, however, a distinctive and useful American usage mentioned by Sir Cliarles Lyell, namely tliis — the mother of a married man is called " Madam So-and-so, " which removes the inconvenience and confusion which otherwise often arise in the circumstances. Maidenland. Land wliich a man gets with his wife, and surrenders at her death should slie predecease him. Confined to Virginia— a curious coincidence, or sort of accidental pun. Mail. For " p...ost. " " Mail ' and "freight " are in England used generally with the connotation of ocean passage : a "mail " means an ocean mail, and "freight, " ocean carriage. In America both are used without this implication. Formerly, the "bag" in whicli letters were conveyed [French, "malle"); and, before that, any sort of bag, as " No I'envoy, no salve in the male, sir. " —Love's Labour's Los'. Act iii. Sc. 1. This passage has been rather necllossly amended by tlie com- mentators, as the old use of mail or male = Lag makes (juite clear 104 DICIIONARY OF AMERICANISMS.
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Tom Brown's mother was called "Madam Brown. " There is, however, a distinctive and useful American usage mentioned by Sir Cliarles Lyell, namely tliis — the mother of a married man is called " Madam So-and-so, " which removes the inconvenience and confusion which otherwise often arise in the circumstances. Maidenland. Land wliich a man gets with his wife, and surrenders at her death should slie predecease him. Confined to Virginia— a curious coincidence, or sort of accidental pun. Mail. For " p...ost. " " Mail ' and "freight " are in England used generally with the connotation of ocean passage : a "mail " means an ocean mail, and "freight, " ocean carriage. In America both are used without this implication. Formerly, the "bag" in whicli letters were conveyed [French, "malle"); and, before that, any sort of bag, as " No I'envoy, no salve in the male, sir. " —Love's Labour's Los'. Act iii. Sc. 1. This passage has been rather necllossly amended by tlie com- mentators, as the old use of mail or male = Lag makes (juite clear 104 DICIIONARY OF AMERICANISMS.
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