Word: datedly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...stopped letting the girls over at Radcliffe push them around. Every Saturday night 1100 Cliffies in search of respectable entertainment herd a similar number of Harvardian sheep into Boston. Most of them attend movies, but the simple fact that the poor dolt had to trek into Boston with his date seems to compensate for the vulgarity of mere flicking...
...date, B.C. has compiled an unimpressive record of three wins against four losses and a tie, but, as in many cases, this record belies the facts. B.C. coach Eddie Pellagrini, ex-utility infielder for the Red Sox, yesterday bemoaned the fact that his team, though a powerful group of hitters, has spent most of its time driving the ball into the waiting gloves of opposing fielders...
Bill plans a career in research, probably in mathematics, physics or chemistry, has his choice of General Motors or National Merit Scholarship to pay his way next fall at Harvard. He does not date ("I'm not quite ready for that yet"), amuses himself with chess, classical records and books (most recent ones: Lord Jim, Of Human Bondage). His passion for mathematics, his favorite scholarly field, came to him early from his father, an engineer who works for the Bureau of Reclamation...
...performances, hitting all the stops from Arizona to Florida. Next October, Cornell and Aherne will launch an even more ambitious tour stretching from Boston to Los Angeles. Finally, at year's end, they will arrive on Broadway for four weeks, then hit the road again. Bookings to date: solid through...
...gentle staccato against the roar of the ocean surf." The volume is recognizable Wodehouse, gently satirical, its barbs wielded with whimsy. But the more remarkable thing about Pelham Grenville Wodehouse in his twilight years is the way the decades of ocean-hopping have scrambled his language until all international date lines and regional distinctions tend to disappear. In a sense, he reflects the overall scrambling of English and American speech ever since the first World War II G.I.s came home spouting such Briticisms as "bloody...