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Bethany K. Dumas dumasb at UTK.EDU
Thu Sep 30 02:29:15 UTC 2004


>> Is joke? Or new topic?
>>
>> Bethany
>>
>
>Nope. Just kidding. I was reminiscing about locutions that were
>formerly considered to be of serious import, but which now are mere
>dust in the wind, to coin a phrase. BTW, are you old enough to remember
>"Winston's taste good, like a cigarette should!" and the accompanying
>prescriptivist brouhaha? If an ad agency came up with that slogan
>today, it would read, "Winstons taste good, how a cigarette should!"

Indeed, I am!

Bethany



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