tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152738.post6545579599037699081..comments2024-03-27T07:37:25.421-04:00Comments on Excelsior: In the glommingBevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412883073330413390noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152738.post-52042189408296370462012-03-21T21:44:07.401-04:002012-03-21T21:44:07.401-04:00Here's what the OED says: trans. To steal; to ...Here's what the OED says: trans. To steal; to grab, snatch. Also intr., usu. const. on to.<br /><br />I think of it as attaching to, rather than to grab or snatch. My sense is more of a thing attaching itself and going along with what it's attached to, if that makes sense. And always, I use "onto."Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com