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[da]

...When did "sleeps" become a generally appropriate synonym for "nights?" Today I saw it on a sign for a Christmas pageant of all things. I don't know that I dislike it, but it seems overly trendy right now. ...OK, I decided: I don't like it, for that reason.

Speaking of trendy, but still fun, this might be amusing 'fer you Cthulhu fans (thanks saintpookie!)

And the memory I put in my laptop two weeks ago seems to have an error. Today, otherwise stable apps have just started spontaneously crashing. Not happy. I expect I'll be able to get a swap on whichever stick it is, but it's still going to be a pain.

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[kraig.livejournal.com]

It was pretty common when I were a child.

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

Huh- that's surprising to me. I don't recall ever hearing it before the middle of this summer. I wonder if it just suddenly became *more* popular this summer.

In any case it might have validity on a Christmas Pageant sign. :)

[kraig.livejournal.com]

Could be... I know my dad liked it, I'm pretty sure it's a holdover from his childhood too, so it's been around a while. :-)

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

Going on a limb: was your dad in the military?

[kraig.livejournal.com]

Nope, not even close. Nobody on that side has served, going back at least to my great-grandfathers.

[mynatt.livejournal.com]

I heard it or "sleeping nights" often as a child, too, although pretty much only when talking to children.

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering if it's a Canadianism?... Hm.