tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50729036669454163.post4319609377577415052..comments2024-02-24T19:35:48.123-08:00Comments on Lost in the Frame: ChangelingKasey Mohammadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13353259413006470925noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50729036669454163.post-34349431017197052112009-01-23T13:15:00.000-08:002009-01-23T13:15:00.000-08:00When this first came out, I was excited that they ...When this first came out, I was excited that they had made Joy Williams' book into a movie. <BR/><BR/>Then I was let down.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04475648622462253163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50729036669454163.post-56487926123663100842008-12-24T20:09:00.000-08:002008-12-24T20:09:00.000-08:00According to the OED, the first recorded use (as "...According to the OED, the first recorded use (as "frig"), was in 1926. I guess it might have been in popular use before then. The word refrigerator dates way back to the 1600s, but was used from 1861 to refer to an ice box.Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054403734115962171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50729036669454163.post-84144758107842612982008-12-24T04:56:00.000-08:002008-12-24T04:56:00.000-08:00On those rare occasions it was mentioned in pre-60...On those rare occasions it was mentioned in pre-60s film and television, the refrigerator was generally referred to as the ice box. But your mentioning this has me curious enough to investigate further...Uncle Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501032829800803300noreply@blogger.com