(fairly) new (but unlisted) "benefits"

[Laurence Horn]

Not knowing the song, I was wondering whether the parsing at the time was [best friend] [with benefits] or {best [friend with benefits]].  Maybe it's hard to tell.

LH

On Aug 4, 2011, at 6:23 PM, Neal Whitman wrote:

> In fact, that was the first place I heard FWB, and thought it was a pretty clever turn of phrase. When FWB achieved wider currency, I wondered if Morissette had been the source, or merely a vector. Still don't know.
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> Neal
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> On Aug 4, 2011, at 6:05 PM, Brian Hitchcock <brianhi at SKECHERS.COM> wrote:
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>> Alanis Morissette, "Head Over Feet"  (Jagged Little Pill, 1992)
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>> You're the best listener that I've ever met
>> You're my best friend
>> Best friend with benefits
>> What took me so long
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