heard at the newstand

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On Feb 7, 2008 9:17 PM, JAMES A. LANDAU <JJJRLandau at netscape.com> wrote:
> OT:  Spellchuck of the week
>
> http://news.aol.com/elections/story/_a/romney-ends-presidential-campaign/20080207105109990001
>
> "As of today, more than 4 million people have given me their vote for president, that's of course,
> less than Senator moccasin's 4.7 million, but quite a statement nonetheless. Eleven states have
> given me their nod, compared to his 13. Of course, because size does matter, he's doing quite a
> bit better with the number of delegates he's got," Romney said

Already on Language Log!

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005371.html

--Ben Zimmer

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