• nightofmichelinstarsEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Ado noun

    1: heightened fuss or concern : to-do much ado about the need for reform

    2: time-wasting bother over trivial details wrote the paper without further ado

    3: trouble, difficulty The journey itself is not described; our heroes disembark without ado at Philadelphia —Anthony Lane

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ado

    • stabryen@piefed.socialEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I saw that it’s in the dictionary. Dictionaries document how it’s used so it makes sense. However, my pondering was as to whether it has always had this meaning or if it came more recently (possibly as a result of 'without further ado" being used in wider contexts)…