Timeline for What is the origin and meaning of the expression "going doolally"?
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| Dec 24, 2022 at 8:22 | comment | added | Nigel J | @MarcInManhattan . . . . . and, with that, we are in agreement. (As are the up-voters of both the question and the answers.) | |
| Dec 24, 2022 at 5:32 | comment | added | MarcInManhattan | @NigelJ My first comment was written before any of the answers. I'm not suggesting deleting any answers. | |
| Dec 23, 2022 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/1606394225054162950 | ||
| Dec 23, 2022 at 20:48 | comment | added | Nigel J | @MarcInManhattan But since the OP has asked the question we now have the information in the EL&U archive . (Which is the purpose of the site - to provide an archive of research.) | |
| Dec 23, 2022 at 17:41 | comment | added | MarcInManhattan | @NigelJ When searching "going doolally" in Google, the first line is a definition apparently provided by Google, the first search result is a page from Quora titled "What does the British expression 'go doolally' mean?", the second is a definition from Collins Dictionary, the third is a definition from The Free Dictionary, the fourth is this page, the fifth is a definition from Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, etc. Sorry, but I think that it is very easy to find answers to this question online. | |
| Dec 23, 2022 at 10:05 | comment | added | Nigel J | @MarcInManhattan Just Googling, I couldn't find much, myself. Gio's answer is a good one, but I would not have found that myself, I have to confess. It is not helpful to censure people who have only had a little experience on EL&U. Perhaps a little kindness would not hurt too much, I suggest ? (Yes, we all know the 'rules'.) | |
| Dec 23, 2022 at 9:56 | history | reopened |
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| Dec 23, 2022 at 9:38 | comment | added | MarcInManhattan | I can't comment on other SE sites, but this one asks you to do research before asking questions. | |
| Dec 23, 2022 at 9:18 | comment | added | Lesley | @MarcInManhattan - I realise Google is a useful source of information, but I prefer to go to Stack Exchange sites to find answers to questions. I have also observed a noticeable drop in activity on at least two Stack Exchange sites I frequent. I wonder why that is? | |
| Dec 23, 2022 at 9:06 | vote | accept | Lesley | ||
| Dec 22, 2022 at 22:58 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Dec 22, 2022 at 19:46 | answer | added | Gio | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 22, 2022 at 19:46 | history | closed |
MarcInManhattan Rosie F KillingTime |
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| Dec 22, 2022 at 19:33 | answer | added | Hot Licks | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 22, 2022 at 18:26 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Dec 22, 2022 at 18:06 | comment | added | MarcInManhattan | Where did you come across it? What research did you do? (A simple Google search turns up several answers to this question.) | |
| Dec 22, 2022 at 17:50 | history | asked | Lesley | CC BY-SA 4.0 |