NJmaverick
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Tue May-04-10 11:00 AM
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Is it booN or bust, or is it booM or bust? |
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I am trying to figure out which is the correct phrase
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Tikki
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Tue May-04-10 11:30 AM
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1. Boom or Bust out here on the Left Coast... |
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could be different regionally, though...
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Tue May-04-10 11:42 AM
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2. It's always been "boom or bust" as far as I know! |
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It means either good times (boom) or bad (bust).
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Tue May-04-10 11:49 AM
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4. That's what I thought, but I have seen people using Boom and wiki lists the phrase as boom |
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so now I am trying to figure out the correct one.
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Tue May-04-10 11:49 AM
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3. An economic boom is a boon to a community. Now... is it a sinking or a sneaking suspicion? |
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Tue May-04-10 11:51 AM
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6. I have a sneaking suspicion that this thread could soon be |
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Tue May-04-10 11:49 AM
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5. synonymous....I think. |
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Edited on Tue May-04-10 11:50 AM by Tuesday Afternoon
boom/bust or boon/bust. either or could be correct :shrug: boom for economics.
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Tue May-04-10 11:59 AM
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Boob referring to an individual breast or bosom, while bust refers more to the entire chest or "rack" as it were
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Tue May-04-10 12:31 PM
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8. How often do you find yourself using that phrase? |
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Tue May-04-10 12:46 PM
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9. more often than you might think... |
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