Talk:not have the faintest
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google books:"not have the faintest", google groups:"not have the faintest", “not have the faintest”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
I already mentioned I couldn't recall hearing it often, but in fact I can't seem to cite it. The only entry I found was in a dictionary: "not+have+the+faintest" An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions. Alexis Jazz (talk) 17:20, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
- It's a sort of bowlderized dictionary-form of "I don't have the faintest", "She didn't have the faintest", etc. DTLHS (talk) 17:22, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
- @DTLHS but is it also used in real life?
- The Five Ws to the rescue:
Time to make some citations..
Done Exactly three. That's all there is. Guess it should be enough. Alexis Jazz (talk) 17:34, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
- FWIW, I have heard people say this quite a bit. Perhaps it is dated.... Kiwima (talk) 03:24, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
- foggiest, slightest, etc. Also, vaguest, least,DCDuring (talk) 01:32, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
- FWIW, I have heard people say this quite a bit. Perhaps it is dated.... Kiwima (talk) 03:24, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 22:24, 13 August 2018 (UTC)