to a T/Brian W
to | megami@ml.usagi.org
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from | Anne B <ah918@osfn.org>
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subject | to a T/Brian W
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date | Thu, 06 Sep 2001 11:45:00 -0400
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At 07:56 AM 9/6/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Brian W.
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>[Wondering where the phrase "to a 't'" came from in
>the English language.]
When in doubt, ask a fangirl who works in a library. <g>
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"to a tea (or T)"
Meaning: With attention to detail.
Origin: A short way of saying "dressed for a tea" or "dressed to go to a
tea". In the Victorian era, high tea was a formal affair. All proper people
dressed in appropriate attire
Anne, mild-mannered fact geek by day...
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