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==Modern usage== |
==Modern usage== |
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''Trevor'' can be used as a generic noun to refer to |
Sociolinguistic research (T. Hill, 2005) has shown that ''Trevor'' can be used as a generic noun to refer to a quantity of aid that seems almost limitless. |
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Example of everyday |
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"With tenure and a trevor, any public humanities project is possible." |
"With tenure and a trevor, any public humanities project is possible." |
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"Any public humanities project can |
"Any public humanities project can happen, providing one has tenure and a trevor." |
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Recent sociolinguistic research (T. Hill and G. Riffey, 2006) has also shown that the generic nominal form of "trevor" is sometimes coupled with the generic nominal form of "lisa." When both forms are used in conjunction, "lisa" enhances and expands the basic definition of "trevor" to form a generic noun that refers to a type of perception that acknowledges and acts upon someone else's undisclosed need and unacknowledged desire. |
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"Where tenure and a trevor were once thought to be sufficient tools to engage public humanities projects, it is now known that the addition of a lisa is crucial and necessary in understanding the ways in which nondiscursive elements act upon and between such projects. It is only with the coupling of both a lisa and a trevor can the full enactment and success of such projects be assured. |
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The use of the latter variety has been found in the upper most Northwest region of America. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:17, 6 June 2006
Trevor can be a male given name or a surname. Trev is a shortened form of the male first name Trevor.
Etymology
Trevor is a surname of Welsh descent: habitational name from any of the numerous places in Wales, in particular the one near Denbigh, from the Welsh tre(f), meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and a form of mawr, meaning "large".
Trevor is also a name of Irish descent. It is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Treabhair, (descendant of Treabhar), a byname meaning "industrious", "tight", or "prudent".
Notable people with the surname Trevor include:
Notable people with the name Trevor include:
Baron Trevor is a British peerage title.
Modern usage
Sociolinguistic research (T. Hill, 2005) has shown that Trevor can be used as a generic noun to refer to a quantity of aid that seems almost limitless.
Example of everyday usage: "With tenure and a trevor, any public humanities project is possible." "Any public humanities project can happen, providing one has tenure and a trevor."
Recent sociolinguistic research (T. Hill and G. Riffey, 2006) has also shown that the generic nominal form of "trevor" is sometimes coupled with the generic nominal form of "lisa." When both forms are used in conjunction, "lisa" enhances and expands the basic definition of "trevor" to form a generic noun that refers to a type of perception that acknowledges and acts upon someone else's undisclosed need and unacknowledged desire.
Example: "Where tenure and a trevor were once thought to be sufficient tools to engage public humanities projects, it is now known that the addition of a lisa is crucial and necessary in understanding the ways in which nondiscursive elements act upon and between such projects. It is only with the coupling of both a lisa and a trevor can the full enactment and success of such projects be assured.
The use of the latter variety has been found in the upper most Northwest region of America.
References
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4