Slew

Pixter

February 28, 2011 11:37 AM

Slew

Hi guys, I was reading this about Charlie Sheen this morning:

"An arrogant and unapologetic Charlie Sheen continued his rants on the "Today" show this morning, delivering a of slew of one-liners aimed at CBS."

What does "slew" mean here and part of speech would it be??

poli	February 28, 2011 12:25 PM

It's a noun, and it means a whole bunch.

AngelicaDeAlquezar

February 28, 2011 01:24 PM

Just for the sake of my sleepy brain: Is there an extra "of" there? :confused:

Saw the sentence online and it kept both "of"'s, but shouldn't it be "...delivering a slew of one-liners..." :?:

poli	February 28, 2011 01:43 PM

yes, it's a whole slew of

Perikles

February 28, 2011 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 106447)

yes, it's a whole slew of

Interesting - I've never heard it with that sense before, and it's not in the OED. :thinking:

poli	February 28, 2011 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 106453)

Interesting - I've never heard it with that sense before, and it's not in the OED. :thinking:

It must have drowned in the pond.:worried:

AngelicaDeAlquezar

February 28, 2011 04:31 PM

Thank you, Poli... one more expression for my "holdings". :rose:

Pixter

March 01, 2011 08:12 AM

Got it! Thanks :)

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