tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post2503236610341013258..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: caucusseana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-85886867483589514382016-02-05T21:19:28.785-08:002016-02-05T21:19:28.785-08:00Having take a brief glance at The Phrase Finder, I...Having take a brief glance at <a href="http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cock-up.html" rel="nofollow">The Phrase Finder</a>, I fear that the origins of cock-up are too murky even for me. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-71491716183647143682016-02-05T21:14:04.773-08:002016-02-05T21:14:04.773-08:00I think only in substance, Peter. I think only in substance, Peter. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-16634888688197519032016-02-05T19:35:02.616-08:002016-02-05T19:35:02.616-08:00No relation to the British "cock-up," is...No relation to the British "cock-up," is there?Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-9712912748652757912016-02-05T10:36:32.440-08:002016-02-05T10:36:32.440-08:00Cool. I think that's a fair guess. I'm goi...Cool. I think that's a fair guess. I'm going to have to hunt out that Dickens' impression of a caucus in his day. <br /><br />I was pleased to hear Bernie Sanders mention in the debate last night that he had caucused with some group or other in Congress, which gives another current day usage of the word. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-83901019409536769702016-02-05T07:36:02.264-08:002016-02-05T07:36:02.264-08:00I have a theory about where Lewis Carroll may have...I have a theory about where Lewis Carroll may have heard about a caucus race....In Charles Dickens's American Notes he attends one and is not terribly impressed. <br /><br />Carroll probably read American Notes (it was a best seller). adrian mckintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349942973907386269noreply@blogger.com