Picking up the opening years of the century.

Just one, very minor, nitpick:

Hall of Shame, n. This play on hall of fame also appears in 1900.

The phrase “hall of fame” should be italicized.

Another minor nitpick (though not so minor if you’re following a recipe):

pint-sized, adj. (and n.) In 1900, pint-sized was used literally to mean holding sixteen ounces.

Or in Rightpondia, of course, twenty ounces .

Syntinen Laulu - 04 January 2012 08:10 AM

Another minor nitpick (though not so minor if you’re following a recipe):

pint-sized, adj. (and n.) In 1900, pint-sized was used literally to mean holding sixteen ounces.

Or in Rightpondia, of course, twenty ounces .

And the fluid ounces are different sizes, too …

Thanks. The nits are often the hardest for me to spot.

Fortunately, picking nits is an established form of socialization in us great apes.

Zythophile - 04 January 2012 07:46 PM

Syntinen Laulu - 04 January 2012 08:10 AM

Another minor nitpick (though not so minor if you’re following a recipe):

pint-sized, adj. (and n.) In 1900, pint-sized was used literally to mean holding sixteen ounces.

Or in Rightpondia, of course, twenty ounces .

And the fluid ounces are different sizes, too …

So, the OED just goes with “an eighth of a gallon” with a nice excursis regarding the history of the various capacities of a pint. They also draw a distinction by noting “more fully imperial pint” and “more fully US pint.”