The counterfoil of a check is the part retained by ... counterfoils anymore? (I read the word in a 1950s book) Yes. Essential for checking one's bank statement, although I write very few cheques (1) these days. (1) BrE spelling Since you use

The Collegiate gives the etymology of "jazz" as "origin unknown," as does the AHD4. We know that the etymology is unknown, but there are several credible theories, and some are more credible than others. This doesn't mean

Black, in many countries indicates death but I have heard that white is used in China for this. This is just part of a wider picture. Take a look, for example, at the colours of the belts used in the martial arts such as judo. A white belt

The thing to do would have been to ask the early jazz musicians or the people living in New Orleans at that time what the term "jazz" meant. Unfortunately this doesn't work very well, since old jazz musicians are not, as a group,

If the origin of "jazz" is from French and not out of Africa, how can we account for the Mandingo word "jasi" which means "to act out of the ordinary"? Why should we have to account for it? "To act out of the

It's very possible indeed, and as one who has read ... the basis of the music's association with New Orleans brothels. That is baloney, and I disagree it is the one most often offered. I assume you're just trying to stir up trouble,

"They should have saturated Afghanistan with liquid LSD and got ... singing 'These Boots Are Made for Walking,'" - Johnny Depp I assume that if Afghanistan had been so saturated, both sides would have been hallucinating, there

"Charles Riggs" (Email Removed) wrote in message > >It's very possible indeed, and as one who has read widely on jazz history, I think it is the most ... the basis of the music's association with New Orleans brothels. That

The French verb "jaser" means "to gossip back and forth." ... before the French term "jaser" but can anybody verify this? It's very possible indeed, and as one who has read widely on jazz history, I think it is

The French verb "jaser" means "to gossip back and forth." Is it possible that the word "jazz" came from the ... the term "jazz"( or alternate spellings) was used in English before the French term