another query (re catch phrases)

Amy West medievalist at W-STS.COM
Thu Jun 17 12:30:05 UTC 2010


On 6/17/10 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> Date:    Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:45:02 -0400
> From:    Laurence Horn<laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
> Subject: another query (re catch phrases)
>
> For a (British) journalist's inquiry--anyone have anything on
>
> "Thank you (so much) for reaching out to me"
> "That's how I roll"
>
> especially as used in the context of business exchanges (on this side
> of the pond)?
>

I've never heard the second one in a business context, but I have heard
it from my students.

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