5 Nov
2001
5 Nov
'01
11:39 a.m.
I figured this was so clearly a colloquialism, I never thought to check a
dictionary. Good move!
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Feldman, Robert" <Robert_Feldman(a)jdedwards.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: One-off vs. One-of
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English
Language lists "One-off" as:
Adjective: (Chiefly British) Happening, done, or made only once.
Noun: Something that is not repeated or reproduced.
Does anyone have an Oxford English Dictionary handy? It should give the date
of the earliest in-print reference.