I guaran-god-damn-tee it

[Neal Whitman]

Oh, I've been hearing that one from my dad for years. He's in his 60s, grew
up in Georgia, has lived in Texas for many years.

Neal

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Subject: I guaran-god-damn-tee it


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> I need to get out more. Here's an example of tmesis I hadn't come across
> before:
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> "You're gonna run across some guys out there who don't like me, I
> guaran-dog-damn-tee it, but at the same time I bet there's not one of
> 'em that would say, 'I wouldn't take him in a firefight.' And that's
> what I'm looking for."
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> Sebastian Junger, War, Kindle Edition, 2010, 60% into the book.
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> Paul
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