Why do people 'drop' a new single? How to pronounce 'often.'
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The Origins of Dropped
Use of the word dropped to mean release as in the album will drop tomorrow. Oxford English dictionary entry from 1988 is a comment by Run DMC about dropping records. The OED doesn't seem to have an entry for drop to be cancelled, which makes me think the usage might be newer than I'd imagined. Rosetta Stone offers 25 languages from Spanish to Chinese to Polish. Visit rosetonecom slash grammar today.
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