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Old 01-02-2006, 13:20   #23
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Re: Person of the year

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
No.... I would have assumed that for many of the categories, those nominated would have provided a service over many years - if not decades - and are continuing to do so. Why then, person of the year?

And since when as anal come to mean petty? Is this Gary's own language or summat they speak up Ossy?

I presume that since it appears to be an annual award, like the afore mentioned Oscars, it is given for someone who has achieved something of merit in the past twelve months.

Back to anal. No it's a commonly used phrase meaning petty. It derives from someone who is anally retentive, and would rather dwell on the petty details and minutiae, rather than look at the broader picture.
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