I checked the OED (I look for any excuse to go to it, really) and it doesn't specifically say it was coined in the US and gives examples of use from Wodehouse AND mentions that "goofy foot" means a surfer who rides with the right foot forward and cites a few Australian publications! I might agree that it's used more in American English, but its roots don't appear to be solely American!
I checked the OED (I look for any excuse to go to it, really) and it doesn't specifically say it was coined in the US and gives examples of use from Wodehouse AND mentions that "goofy foot" means a surfer who rides with the right foot forward and cites a few Australian publications! I might agree that it's used more in American English, but its roots don't appear to be solely American!
I checked the OED (I look for any excuse to go to it, really) and it doesn't specifically say it was coined in the US and gives examples of use from Wodehouse AND mentions that "goofy foot" means a surfer who rides with the right foot forward and cites a few Australian publications! I might agree that it's used more in American English, but its roots don't appear to be solely American!
ReplyDeleteI checked the OED (I look for any excuse to go to it, really) and it doesn't specifically say it was coined in the US and gives examples of use from Wodehouse AND mentions that "goofy foot" means a surfer who rides with the right foot forward and cites a few Australian publications! I might agree that it's used more in American English, but its roots don't appear to be solely American!
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