"be inappropriate"

[Jonathan Lighter]

He clearly said, "I have never acted inappropriately with anyone, period."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdcvucjDTts   [at 1:07].

JL

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> Just sounds like an -ly drop to me. Especially with a long word like that, who wants to go adding another syllable?
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> Benjamin Barrett
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> On Nov 9, 2011, at 7:32 PM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard wrote:
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>>
>> This looks like a blend to me:
>> "I've never acted inappropriately" + "I've never done anything =
>> inappropriate."
>> Gerald Cohen
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>> Original message from: Joel S. Berson, Wed 11/9/2011 8:20 PM
>> <snip>
>> I think I heard Cain say "I've never acted inappropriate [yes, adj.]
>> with anyone, period."  But I'm too lazy to investigate.
>> <snip>
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