Talk:above board
Latest comment: 8 months ago by Equinox in topic Used in Treasure Island to mean "still alive"
Above board, aboveboard
editI think that the correct form should always be aboveboard, just like everyday, above board has the literal meaning, just like every day has a literal meaning. Thanks --Rosswood40 14:18, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
- The usage note addresses this: it depends on whether it's in adjectival position or not. Equinox ◑ 16:56, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
Used in Treasure Island to mean "still alive"
editIs this a generally recognised sense, perhaps nautical slang?
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- you’re the last above board of that same meddling crew