atdtda: 31 - pg 870-shop

[James Kyllo]

On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Monte Davis <monte.davis at verizon.net> wrote:
> Jill asks:
>
> > On this page and in this chunk of the book in general we get
> > that Pynchon word a lot: to shop (someone) to (something or
> > someone) I haven't read much spy fiction but is this word a
> > common word or something?
>
> It has a slight UK tang to me, but beyond spying I've seen it in both US and
> UK crime fiction: to inform the authorities, rat someone out, drop a dime on
> someone.

yes, common usage here (in UK)

J

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