upcoming snowclone alert

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Nov 18, 2010, at 3:15 PM, James Harbeck wrote:

>> yes. i label such things "playful variations" and have often talked
>> about cases on Language Log, my regular blog, and my X blog. most
>> recent postings:
>
> Fair enough. Allow me to relabel it, then: "playful variation fad alert."

fair enough.  this is like all those plays on "Brokeback Mountain" that i posted about after the movie came out.  so: worth noting.

arnold

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