Re: Alfred E. Neuman sentences (Rus.dat.+inf.)

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From: Rich Wingerter
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1992 06:49

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In article <1992Aug3.102640.2934@memstvx1.memst.edu>, connolly@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
|> scobbie@Csli.Stanford.EDU (Jim Scobbie) writes:
|> >In <1992Jul31.142533.2915@memstvx1.memst.edu>
|> >connolly@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
|> >
|> >>        What, me worry?  (Alfred E. Neuman)
|> >>        Him learn Russian?  Forget it!

Is it possible that we sometimes take key parts of sentences and cram them
together to get points across?  Another phrase that bothers me is:

   Believe It Or Not

Believe it or don't!  It seems like Ripley grabbed two sentences or sentence
fragements:

   Do you believe it?  It's something not to be believed!

and jammed them together.

   Are you talking to me?  Do I look like I worry?
                      ^^                    ^^^^^


--Rich Wingerter

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