[lit-ideas] "You weren't upskirting your Daoist master"

In a message dated 2/26/2009 11:04:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Speranza's dictionary is closer, but still  behind the times.   See


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upskirt

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Interesting,  especially the collocation:

>the proliferation of camera phones had  
>helped give new life to "up skirt" or 
>"down blouse"  photography."  

Oddly, my oed3@xxxxxxxxx bounces, but suppose the  OED3 folks appreciates 
entries like that!
 
The OED traces the change of spelling, Dao- from Tao- to 1948:
 

1948 Mind LVII. 535 
 
Dr. Fung..shows how Buddhist philosophy..influenced both Confucianism and  
Daoism. 
 
1981 Times 22 June 6/8 It is not the Vatican which bothers China's leaders  
most in religious mattersbut Daoism (formerly known as Taoism), the only  
religion truly native to China. Ibid. 11 Nov. 6/7 The ancient Chinese religion  
of 
Daoism.

1971 F. MANN Acupuncture (ed. 2) iv. 47 The root of the way of life (Dao or  
Tao), of birth and change is Qi. 
 
 
 
JLS
 
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