Timeline for Is the word "palaver" in common use anywhere in the English-speaking world?
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| May 30, 2015 at 20:22 | comment | added | James World | I've never heard it used to mean an "informal chat" in English and didn't know about the historical meaning OP refers to. I've only heard it in the "bit of a fuss" sense, which I have heard many times. | |
| May 29, 2015 at 13:19 | history | edited | Mitch | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
deemphasized Dutch sidebars
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| May 29, 2015 at 12:35 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Etymology Online claims Portuguese. | |
| May 29, 2015 at 12:09 | history | edited | Flater | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Rephrase to remove wrong implication of only focusing on Dutch.
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| May 29, 2015 at 12:08 | comment | added | Flater | @Mitch The second paragraph wasn't specifically about Dutch, as I've experienced the exact same usage in English. But I can see how you construe the entire answer to be focusing on Dutch (which isn't the case). Will rephrase to make it clearer. | |
| May 29, 2015 at 11:38 | comment | added | Mitch | This is a fascinating comment. But it is about Dutch right? So it's not really about English. Please move to a comment. | |
| May 29, 2015 at 10:27 | history | answered | Flater | CC BY-SA 3.0 |