英语词汇stringer的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	stringer
词源	stringer. A stringer is a part-time newspaper correspondent, often in an out-of-the-way place. Such reporters used to be paid by the column inch. After pasting together all their contri- butions for a certain period of time, they’d send their editor their string of clippings. The editor would then measure the length of the string and send the stringer his check.
随便看	war to make the world safe for democracy warts and all war-warring instead of jaw-jawing war will be over by christmas washington washington-s a dirty diaper—it-s time for a change washoe wash one-s hands of a matter washout was it eliot-s toilet i saw wasp wasserman test wasted waste not want not watercress watered stock watergate waterloo waterman watermelon water of jealousy water poet watt wave wave a red flag at a bull

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