I am what I am ....

[Dennis Baron]

dare I say the much loathed, "it is what it is"?


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Dennis Baron
Professor of English and Linguistics
Department of English
University of Illinois
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Urbana, IL 61801

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On Apr 22, 2010, at 6:59 PM, David Barnhart wrote:

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> Is there a technical term for such silly phrases?  Of course, the
> end of the
> statement is "a yam."
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> What similar ones are there?
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> David
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> Barnhart at highlands.com
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