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[CajunCenturion]

Without using Google (or similar), does anyone know who Alex Hoag is, and why he would be pertinent to this forum?

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[strongm]

Nope, sorry. Doesn't ring a bell.

 

[CajunCenturion]

It's meant to be fun, so maybe using Google would make more sense.

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[AnotherHiggins]

I tried google with just the name, and all I can tell is that there is a "Run for Sunshine" 5K run in Colorado Springs named after him (numerous links).

And there is an "Alex Hoag" who races modified car-thingies on dirt tracks.... Not sure if this is the same guy, but it seems unlikely.

[tt]-John[/tt]
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[ZoomerZ]

One of the gurus of the Tech_Tips?

 

[Stella740pl]

Does it have anything to do with this World Wide Words newsletter

http://rssxpress.ukoln.ac.uk/view.cgi?rss_url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/rss/newsletter.xml

?

(Scroll down to "10 - Questions and Answers: Smart Alec")

 

[CajunCenturion]

Well done Stella740pl

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[MakeItSo]

Thanks Stella!
My googling returned nothing better than anotherhiggins'.

So: is Leo di Caprio's "Catch Me If You Can" character based on Alex Hoag? <--Then we'd have another historical movie for Dimandja's thread1391-970103...
;-)


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[CajunCenturion]

No, Catch Me If You Can, is based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr.

Alex Hoag is person responsible for the the phrase 'Smart Alec'.

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[MakeItSo]

Oh yes, right CajunCenturion, thanks!
Smart Alec - This is obviously a common phrase in the English language, I'll try to remember that...
;-)

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[Stella740pl]

MakeItSo,
My googling returned nothing better than anotherhiggins'.

First round of mine, too. But then, I recalled CC's hint, that the person is pertinent to this forum, so I added another keyword to the search.
So my search was based on this expression:

"Alex Hoag" word

I was prepared to change the last keyword a few times, but it turned out to be not necessary.

I've never heard either of "Smart Alec" or of its prototype before.

 

[AnotherHiggins]

Smart Alec is commonly used in the US. These days it might be more common to hear 'smart a*s', but smart alec is still used.

[tt]-John[/tt]
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[Genimuse]

For unfamiliar speakers, it's worth noting that "smart Alec" is used in a derogatory manner.