The Cellar - Sept 17th, 2018: The Manhattan

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As a peasant English speaker who doesn't hobnob with linguists or english [sic] professors, you don't have to worry about that. :yesnod:

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 1015411)

So, 'bespoked' means like a bicycle/motorcycle wheel?

Is tricksy; because, "bespoken" means "engaged" as in "She bespoken for." :lol:

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bespoken (not comparable)

(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 1015408)

Had a sleepover at the bartendress' house.

When it all started, I was larged. When it all was over, I was somehow ensmalled. And enshrivelled.

But, great fun was had on the way to The Ensamllening.

I am a word geek of a slightly aberrant nature, and while this isn't actually a word, it absolutely should be.

I am officially in love. :love:

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Originally Posted by Glinda (Post 1015448)

I am a word geek of a slightly aberrant nature, and while this isn't actually a word, it absolutely should be.

I am officially in love. :love:

Oh, it's a word, baby!

Our word!

Heh, that's a fun thread.

I'll bespoken tomorrow morning. That means I'll have to hand-set my alarm.

I will be besmoken a little later today.

Bemoken - adj - Stoned

Probably not much call for one of the these on your bizjet, but at least it would be in good company with all the other bespooky stuff.

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Their marketing person needed to pay attention in class, that is a fourth grade vocabulary word.

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Originally Posted by fargon (Post 1015658)

Their marketing person needed to pay attention in class, that is a fourth grade vocabulary word.

It's a term I've always associated with the tailoring trade, a 'bespoke suit' being made to measure as against 'off the peg'.
It seems to have an honourable enough past:

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Perhaps the most famous customer in the Benson & Clegg ledgers is His Majesty King George VI
The King had originally been a customer of the company whilst holding the title of His Royal Highness The Duke of York back in 1937, but following his accession to the throne Benson & Clegg were formally granted the honour of the Royal Warrant as his bespoke tailors.

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Separated by a Common Language, Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK, is an interesting blog:

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Incidentally, if a tailor makes you a suit in the UK, it's said to be a bespoke suit.
In the US we'd say tailored or made-to-measure, which is perfectly sayable in the UK too.
Anything that's made to personal specifications can be bespoke.
Checking the web, I got "bespoke vehicles", "bespoke network solutions", "bespoke mirrors", "bespoke browbands" (for horses).

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It just occurred to me that every public speech is also bespoke at the time of its creation (except that one Melania's staff plagiarized.)

Can't even drink my coffee without being bespoken to...

that is a better use of the word than in the Patio Room advertisement.