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Settle This For Me

  • May. 9th, 2007 at 5:08 PM
coffeebunny
ljkrissy
Poll #981891 Settle This For Me
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 79

Which phrase is the right one?

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There's some great stuff coming down the pipe.
49(62.0%)
There's some great stuff coming down the pike.
30(38.0%)

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burr86
May. 10th, 2007 12:15 am (UTC)
It's "in the pipeline", so something comes down the pipe!
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pocketnovel
May. 10th, 2007 12:22 am (UTC)
Pike, it's short for turnpike, as in road. See also here, here.

"Down the pipe" means to me more that something's going down the drain, instead of just coming up in time/space.
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rahaeli
May. 10th, 2007 12:53 am (UTC)
Either one can work.
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lovelornloser
May. 10th, 2007 10:28 am (UTC)
I believe it's to do with "in the pipeline"

-Russ
xo
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ljkrissy
May. 10th, 2007 05:36 pm (UTC)
Russ on LJ! How did I not know this before?? Hello!
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lovelornloser
May. 10th, 2007 06:13 pm (UTC)
It's because you're so popular, Krissy!! I get over shadowed by your main squeezes.

-Russ
xo
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ljkrissy
May. 10th, 2007 07:30 pm (UTC)
haha :)
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anildash
May. 11th, 2007 12:57 am (UTC)
both are correct. a "pike" is a highway, which is where words like "turnpike" come from. you'll get pushback either way if you use it in a news post. :)
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