bookofjoe: Best new word of the month

November 21, 2006

Via Matthew Leavitt, commenting on my tut-tutting yesterday about the phrase "free gift."

With readers as smart as this, I'm surprised anyone still even drops by.

Maybe it's kind of a habit sort of deal.

Simon Gray, in "Butley," observed, "Old friends are like old habits. Once you've got them, it's awfully hard to get rid of them."

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sesquipedalian dovetails well with the level of irony implied in pleonasm.

A.G.

Posted by: anjan | Nov 25, 2006 6:52:00 AM

"Forward planning" or "Planned in advance" always tickle me.

Posted by: Skipweasel | Nov 23, 2006 5:41:28 PM

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