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Originally Posted by gmw
So I've just checked what I highlighted when I was reading in this book and got reminded that I had a few questions...
That was from the first chapter. What are "Local Option Townships"? (And why are they called this?)
The quote reads like it should, but does anyone know if "full of it" actually did have the same connotations then as now? |
It would seem that "full of it" is a colloquial and casual usage. Whether or not it ever has or had positive connotations is apparently open to question—though I’ve never heard it so used. Here's a discussion from the English Language and Usage site:
https://english.stackexchange.com/qu...it/99936#99936
There does seem to be a distinction made between simply "full of" and "full of it".