"situation" /sales event

[Jonathan Lighter]

Unlike a "happening," which may or not be, depending on the artist or sales promoter.

  An "occurrence," however, is usually pretty blah.

  JL



Margaret Lee <mlee303 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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Literally, as we speak, I just saw a commercial advertising a "red tag sales event" by the local Chevrolet dealer.

Charles Doyle wrote: Also, advertisers no longer announce SALES but only SALES EVENTS. Now I'm hearing TV ads that hype MOVIE EVENTS.

Jonathan is right; events ARE serious!

--Charlie
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>A Fox News medical consultant explains that Sen. Johnson's congenital arterial condition led to "an event."
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> That's like an occurrence but medical and far more serious.
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> JL
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