[Ads-l] "said no X ever"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Thanks, Ben.

I don't believe I've ever heard it without the emphatic "ever."

JL

On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Discussed on this list in 2013 and 2015.
>
> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2013-March/126378.html
> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2015-May/136955.html
>
> Both times I cited an early example from Amy Poehler on Saturday Night Live
> Weekend Update back in 2004 (though not quite canonical: "said no one"
> without the "ever").
>
> http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04bupdate.phtml
> Britney Spears is recording a rap song about the recent controversies in
> her life. "I can't wait to hear that!" said no one.
>
> On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 4:23 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I've been noticing this humorous tag for several months, maybe a year.
> > Latest ex., from Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC:
> >
> > "Plus, 'Hey! I said _mean_ first!' [pause] - said no President ever! Oh,
> > except President Trump when he heard that President Obama called the
> > Republican health plan 'mean.'"
> >
> > It's often, "[ridiculous statement] [pause] - said nobody ever!"
> >
> > Must come from somewhere.
> >
> >
> >
>
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