After the Civil War, reporters borrowed “scoop” from merchants who used that verb to mean going one up on competitors. Journalists still use scoop to mean being first out with a news story. That term has recently shape-shifted to refer to exclusive or inside information. (”Get the scoop on Britney.”)
Reposted with permission: RalphKeyes.com
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