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Re: Words That Are Often Misused

Subject: Re: Words That Are Often Misused
From: "B.J. Smith" <bjsmith -at- ucar -dot- edu>
To: kafkascampi <kafkascampi -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 08:53:51 -0600

I always think of Yogi Berra as the source, but I see that he's also been quoted as saying, "I didn't really say everything I said."

On 5/25/2012 4:19 PM, kafkascampi wrote:

"Also tired of: "deja vu" always followed by "all over again.""

I think that's a Yogi Berra quote, isn't it? It's kind of funny that someone who pained the language with such glee (or perhaps guilelessness) ended up poisoning (ahem) a phrase in perpetuity.

c

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 10:37 AM, B.J. Smith <bjsmith -at- ucar -dot- edu <mailto:bjsmith -at- ucar -dot- edu>> wrote:

There are at least two of us.

Also tired of: "deja vu" always followed by "all over again."

Cheers.

B.J.



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References:
Re: Words That Are Often Misused: From: Peter Neilson
RE: Words That Are Often Misused: From: Ron Hearn
Re: Words That Are Often Misused: From: B.J. Smith
Re: Words That Are Often Misused: From: kafkascampi

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