Talk:apropos of nothing
How is this idiomatic? Widsith 12:57, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
- Well, no, perhaps not idiomatic, as there is nothing especially figurative about it. I simply couldn't think of a proper POS, when I started the entry. Dart evader 14:18, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Now, apropos Semperblotto's new definition and usage note. "Without reference to anything" and "Used in conversation to introduce a comment that has no bearing on the current subject". Let's have a look at some examples from Gutenberg:
- All of a sudden, Apropos of nothing, everybody concerned came to a check and halt, advanced to the foot-lights in a general rally to take dead aim at me — Charles Dickens
- We had dined on the roof garden of the Vanderveer apropos of nothing at all except our desire to become acquainted with a new hotel. — Arthur B. Reeve
- They took a gentle farewell of him, and went back to the mayor's to dine; and at this stage of the business Rose and Josephine at last effected a downright simultaneous cry, apropos of nothing that was then occurring. — Charles Reade
- She intended to make him one of those pretty little quarrels apropos of nothing, which women are so fond of exciting. — Honore de Balzac (tr. K.P. Wormeley)
- And of a sudden, apropos of nothing, standing there alone in the secret chamber of the Mahars of Pellucidar, I realized that I loved Dian the Beautiful. — Edgar Rice Burroughs
I'd say that the new definition does not quite fit these. Dart evader 14:18, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
If you feel a change is needed, feel free to make it yourself! Wiktionary is a wiki, so anyone — including you — can edit any entry by following the edit link. You don't even need to log in, although there are several reasons why you might want to. Wiki convention is to be bold and not be afraid of making mistakes. If you're not sure how editing works, have a look at How to edit a page, or try out the Sandbox to test your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome.
- Semperblotto, are you joking or something? :) I'm not a new contributor. It was me who started the entry in question. What I'm trying to say is that your edits were not quite appropriate. The phrase without rhyme and reason, which was added by some anon, and which has been then reverted by you, was indeed synonymous to apropos of nothing. Dart evader 14:31, 3 July 2007 (UTC)