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Subject:Re: Marvel at my stupidity From:Metzger Karen <Metzger_Karen -at- PRC -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:52:14 -0400
I have a mild hearing loss and used to think everyone was saying, "For all
intensive purposes," which you mentioned. I said it that way for years,
until about 2 years ago when, at age 35, I saw it written somewhere,
correctly. I would hate to think that that blunder originated with me!
(sigh)
kcm
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> Subject: Marvel at my stupidity
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> When confronted with anything particularly unfair or cutthroat, my
> friend Erin would shrug and say philisophically "Well, it's a doggie dog
> world." I always kind of liked that.
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> I plan to add it to my list of misheard/misinterpreted words and phrases
> that make a kind of sense anyway. "For all intensive purposes" is
> another one I've seen recently. I see "mute point" every once in a
> while. "Low and behold" mostly just bugs me.
>
> Julie Comstock-Fisher Documentation Manager
> julief -at- pdainc -dot- com PDA, Inc.
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