I've a yen for adventures. - English example sentence

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tomcoombs July 25, 2013 July 25, 2013 at 2:44:08 AM UTC

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-> "I yearn for adventure" ?

FeuDRenais July 25, 2013 July 25, 2013 at 4:51:05 PM UTC

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http://dictionary.reference.com...have+a+yen+for

(note: this sentence is not intended to be a reflection of common usage)

tomcoombs July 26, 2013 July 26, 2013 at 2:06:01 AM UTC

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Ah ok.
It's pretty obscure. I didn't recognise it as real English, and the OED doesn't have this definition of yen, although m-w does.
Is there some kind of marking for uncommon sentences like this?

CK July 26, 2013 July 26, 2013 at 2:50:17 AM UTC

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The "yen" part doesn't sound that obscure to me.
However, I personally would say "adventure" instead of "adventures."

For fun, try "googlefight.com"

"yen for adventure" vs "yen for adventures"
http://googlefight.com/index.ph...+adventures%22