not kind of my shtick

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From: "Wilson Gray" <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: not kind of my shtick


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> "I hope we do it at some point but my principle focus in public policies
> is not kind of to meet celebrities," added the prime minister, a
> Conservative."
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> Except with respect to syntax, eh? ;-)
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> -Wilson
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> On 6/9/07, RonButters at aol.com <RonButters at aol.com> wrote:
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> > My guess is that it means, "isn't like my shtick"
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> > In a message dated 6/7/07 11:42:03 PM, william.salmon at YALE.EDU writes:
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> > > I'm guessing the quotes below from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
> > > Harper mean the same as "not my kind of shtick". I can't recall ever
> > > hearing this word order though.
> > >
> > > "I've got to say that meeting celebrities isn't kind of my shtick,
that
> > > was the shtick of the previous guy."
> > >
> > > "I hope we do it at some point but my principle focus in public
policies
> > > is not kind of to meet celebrities," added the prime minister, a
> > > Conservative."
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