http://www.word-detective.com/2012/02/in-droves/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2012/02/in-droves/comment-page-1/#comment-53807 Randal Pair Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:21:43 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6455#comment-53807 One of my favorite word plays is the negative of this - "people/fans/audiences stayed away in droves ..." One of my favorite word plays is the negative of this – “people/fans/audiences stayed away in droves …”

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2012/02/in-droves/comment-page-1/#comment-41609 Mennonite marriage, Tinky Winky and a slew of droves Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:48:19 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6455#comment-41609 [...] younger people are leaving the church “in droves.”So I thought this might be useful: The Word Detective on “in droves.” (The noun “slew” above, btw, comes from the Irish sluagh, meaning “a host, crowd, [...] [...] younger people are leaving the church “in droves.”So I thought this might be useful: The Word Detective on “in droves.” (The noun “slew” above, btw, comes from the Irish sluagh, meaning “a host, crowd, [...]

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