it doesn't behoove you

[Jonathan Lighter]

I should have indicated that I hear it on TV news, not in "real life."

JL

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I, OTOH, am not even certain that I've heard the word, "behoove,"
> spoken, *ever*. However, I've long been familiar with the term as it
> is used in literature. As a consequence, I've made a concerted effort
> always to be hoove in all aspects of my life, for at least the past
> half-century.
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> -Wilson
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> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > I can't tell you how long I've been hearing this. A long time.
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> > JL
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> > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Paul Frank <paulfrank at post.harvard.edu
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> >> Overheard on NPR about two hours ago: "It doesn't behoove you to go to
> >> Ciudad Ju=E1rez." From the context it was clear that this didn't mean,
> >> "It's not your responsibility/it's not incumbent upon you to go to
> >> Ciudad Ju=E1rez," but rather "you'd be a damn fool to go to Ciudad
> >> Ju=E1rez because it's a dangerous place."
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> >> Paul
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