Word: umpteen
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...perhaps the most profound revelation of the twentieth century. But voiced by someone who's been there-and Goldman has, having written eleven produced screenplays and umpteen unproduced others--the pronouncement helps solidify the murky image we outsiders have of the land of tinsel. Goldman's new book, the autobiography/gossip/self-help Adventures in the Screen Trade comes at a strange point in his career. Although he's had a hand in some of the silver screen's finest fun-Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Hot Rock, Marathon Man, for instance-his last critical and commercial hit. All the President...
...result may be a standoff in which both sides refuse to leave Lebanon first. That could ultimately lead to a de facto partitioning of Lebanon into Israeli and Syrian spheres. Observes one Middle East expert in Washington: "This would be a sad commentary indeed if, after they suffered umpteen civilian casualties, we could do nothing better by the Lebanese...
These are the same people who came out 10,000 strong to great the squad at the airport after it lost to Marquet'e a few years back. These are the same people who have packed Carmichael Auditorium ("Blue Heaven") to capacity every home game for the past umpteen years...
Intent on refuting potential criticism of Olde English snobbery, the editors seem to have gone out of their way to find Americanisms. "Hoity-toity," "WATS line," "umpteen," "pinhead," and the verb to "off" (kill) are all defined; the editors do, however, miss a couple, such as "dive," as in a bad or dangerous restaurant or bar, and "hyper." Occasional usage notes do slip into an unpleasant pedantic style: "Careful writers use dived rather than dove in the past tense." But even less frequent notes on the origin or phrases turn up interesting information; the term "poobah," for example, a person...
...soon after a scrimmage September 6, but declines to name a favorite. The consensus at this point is that the team as a whole stands to gain the most as a result of the struggle. As senior captain Chuck Durst puts it, "Naturally, it's great to have umpteen many quarterbacks. It'll improve the quarterback who's going to start." And perhaps most critically, he adds, "And this year we're not really worried about losing a quarterback but confident someone else could repalce...