May 29, 2008

Slew

slew



Dictionary.com

–verb 
pt. of slay. (kill) 

–noun Informal. 
a large number or quantity: a whole slew of people. 

Also, slue. (turn)


The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

slay (v.) 
   
The past tense is slew, except that slayed occurs in the slang sense of "to delight or overwhelm," a jocular (愛開玩笑的) and hyperbolic figurative use: 

His [comic] routines just slayed me! 

The Standard past participle is slain, also widely used as a participial adjective, which together with slayer has become a headline writer’s cliché. See EXECUTE


picw_fien7036788226 Along for the ride are [a slew of] new cohorts, including Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone and John Hurt, with a few new delicious baddies (Cate Blanchett, Igor Jijikine) to add to his roster of villains. 









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