it doesn't behoove you

[Joel S. Berson]

At 9/2/2010 08:44 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

>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.

Not even by Katharine the Great?  She's been known to say "beholden".  :-)

Joel

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