English citations of al desko
Adverb: "at a desk (typically used of eating)"
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1981 — Stephanie Mansfield, "The Last Memo", The Washington Post , 30 January 1981:
Lunches usually consist of cold sandwiches consumed al desko . 1993 — Tony Gabrielle, "Whining and Dining With a Computer", Daily Press , 4 March 1993:
However, there is another office innovation that creates a problem when dining al desko . 1994 — "Workers Are Increasingly In To Lunch", Philadelphia Daily News , 29 March 1994:
The number of folks who have taken to dining al desko is causing some new problems in the workplace. 1997 — "Ahead of the Curve", Atlanta Journal-Constitution , 30 June 1997:
Busy professionals in the area say they welcome the new retailer and figure to hit the deli for lunch al-desko often. 1998 — InfoWorld , 2 March 1998, page 27 (ad copy):
Looks like another night of dining al desko . 2004 — Alex Elgar, "Dining 'Al desko' ”, The CB Friday , 12 November 2004:
A recent study published in a British daily claimed that dining ‘al desko ’ was fast becoming the new norm for office workers. 2005 — Chris Lloyd, "A regal twist to a Real mystery , The Northern Echo , 18 June 2005:
I learn that because so many people now dine al-desko , the average desktop contains 400 times as many bacteria as a toilet seat. 2005 — Ralph Berrier Jr., "Dining al desko ," The Roanoke Times , 19 October 2005:
A recent survey by the American Dietetic Association revealed that 67 percent of Americans eat lunch at their desks, a lunchtime phenomenon that office workers have dubbed "dining al desko ."
