tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421642745880281653.post4703064113994321984..comments2023-12-08T14:31:03.897+00:00Comments on WRITEALOT: FFB - Lost for WordsNik Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10060923673065456386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421642745880281653.post-37926081435601049282014-06-28T16:30:05.532+00:002014-06-28T16:30:05.532+00:00Well, it's bound to have been overused since i...Well, it's bound to have been overused since its arrival in mid-17th century, I suppose. Serried = 'pressed close together, shoulder to shoulder' according the SOED. Examples given use serried for back-to-back houses and also Dirk Bogarde using 'glasses in serried ranks'...Nik Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060923673065456386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421642745880281653.post-43476943029301429452014-06-27T14:18:33.277+00:002014-06-27T14:18:33.277+00:00Something that's been on my mind lately - why ...Something that's been on my mind lately - why are 'ranks' invariably 'serried'?cromercroxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963551114404818534noreply@blogger.com