Eny vs Exy - What's the difference?
eny | exy |
* {{quote-book, year=1862, author=Various, title=Continental Monthly, Vol. II. July, 1862. No. 1., chapter=, edition=
, passage=FREE--and that the schulehouses war a d--d sight thicker than the bugs in Miles Privett's beds! and thet's saying a heap, for ef eny on you kin sleep in his house, excep' he takes to the soft side of the floor, I'm d--d. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1893, author=C. C. Goodwin, title=The Wedge of Gold, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Ther stranger pays fur eny bow they make, for any smile they give. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1912, author=Al. G. Field, title=Watch Yourself Go By, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Why, he kin sing eny' song and do ent cut-up antik ' eny of 'em kin. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1916, author=Peggy Edmund & Harold W. Williams, compilers, title=Toaster's Handbook, chapter=, edition=
, passage="Does de white folks in youah neighborhood keep eny chickens, Br'er Rastus?" }}
(Australia, colloquial, slang) Expensive.
* {{quote-newsgroup
, title=The Long Kiss Goodnight (R4)
, group=aus.dvd
, author=PETER MCALEER
, date=March 19
, year=1999
, passage=I am renting my machine, it might be more exy but it gives me time to sus out (with the help of newsgroups like this one), just exactly which machine or brands to focus on + DTS is on the way and despite what some people say, an A-Turn type system would be nice.
* 2002 , Huon Hooke, Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2001-2002 ,
* {{quote-newsgroup
, title=INFORMATION CANON DIGITAL SLR - SECOND
, group=aus.photo
, author=Danny Smith
, date=July 15
, year=2003
, passage=To their credit they've let me play with a D60, D100, SD9, and 10D and a variety of lenses - slightly different to a pro body and the more exy pro lenses, admittedly :).
* {{quote-newsgroup
, title=Cleaning off a dusty bike - wash or not?
, group=aus.bicycle
, author=Jock
, date=December 9
, year=2003
, passage=You get water in the bb and the bearings get rusty & crunchy = new bb set - cups & balls. Sealed are better though heavier and more exy .
As a determiner eny
is .As an adjective exy is
(australia|colloquial|slang) expensive.eny
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- The BRL Hardy people have two ranges of wines bearing the Tintara name, the more exxy one with the name Tintara etched into the glass, and this cheaper line, Tintara Cellars.
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