Wednesday's Word

formerly known as the "What're Words For..."

Word: Never been known to (Adj phrase)
Definition: new occurrence

Try to become familiar with this common expression and its contrast, been known to.

Usage:
"I don't know what ails that Tony's head. He's never been known to get his wood in before Christmas."

or:

"Would you take a drink?"
"Well, I've been known to." (Translation: You bet! A drink refused is lost forever.)

(Definition from: "How To Talk Yankee", by Gerald Lewis & Tim Sample, copyright 1979, 1986 by The Thorndike Press; copyright 1989 by the First North Country Press)