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Originally Posted by Mari
you say he is friendly but it is not clear to me that you have ever been in his "chair" so to speak. Anyway, whether he is new or new-ish is close enough I suppose.
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I knew the name of the dentist from my GP and googled him but could not find office number. I had to call the
cellphone, so I spoke to the dentist himself. I asked if I should get a jaw x-ray referral and that's when he told me he uses the little ones. He was friendly on the phone, and talkative about the x-rays. He gave me the office address which I had to check before booking. He also gave me the number to call for bookings, if I decided his office was reachable. I did not feel like he was rushing me off the line. He asked if I was American and where I'd lived, and told me about his own travels in the US. My first time in his chair will be next Wednesday.
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I read yesterday somewhere that "ish" is becoming an almost accepted word all by itself.
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Interesting. It seems to be used more and more, especially appended as an afterthought? I've heard it occasionally qualifying an entire phrase that way, to capture the thought, "Reconsidering what I just said, I'd like to take it down a notch or three." I wonder if that is the kind of usage you read about, or if it is being used in other ways?
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