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I'm reading a usage guide from 1884 (as one does) and some of the entries are making me laugh: "Don't say ‘gents' for 'gentlemen, nor 'pants' for 'pantaloons.’ These are inexcusable vulgarisms. Don't say 'vest' for ‘'waistcoat.”

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I'm reading a usage guide from 1884 (as one does) and some of the entries are making me laugh: "Don't say ‘gents' for 'gentlemen, nor 'pants' for 'pantaloons.’ These are inexcusable vulgarisms. Don't say 'vest' for ‘'waistcoat.”
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Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 04:18:09 JST Mignon Fogarty

I was organizing files on my desktop and came across a screenshot of this old post about an 1884 usage guide that still makes me laugh:
"Don't say ‘gents' for 'gentlemen, nor 'pants' for 'pantaloons.’ These are INEXCUSABLE VULGARISMS. (emphasis added)

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