intrusive "of a"

[Jonathan Lighter]

OK, we all know about the intrusive "of a" in "It isn't that big of a deal."

But in an ad for Kathy Griffin's forthcoming TV special, she seems to say
clearly, "I just heard a huge of a rumor!"

Of course, maybe it's just a weird "huge," n., and not a super-weird
intrusive "of a."

JL

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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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