another "mano a mano" reanalysis

Benjamin Zimmer bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU
Wed Mar 5 02:21:40 UTC 2008


For Larry's collection, a tidbit from Tim Russert on MSNBC just now...

"I think she [Clinton] was trying to say, I can handle him [McCain] mano... man
on... what's mano... mano womano, uh, in terms of debating national security
issues."


--Ben Zimmer

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