Yonduh lies de castle of de caliph, my fadder (attrib Tony Curtis 1961 Nov)

[Hunter, Lynne R CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-PACIFIC, 71700]

Semantically anomalous, but deliberately so. (Wasn't it meant as absurd
humor?)

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From: American Dialect Society  On Behalf Of Ronald Butters
Thursday, October 20, 2011 7:23
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Subject: Re: Yonduh lies de castle of de caliph, my fadder (attrib Tony
Curtis 1961 Nov)

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Is it possible to "distinctly" remember someone not doing something? =
Just curious to see if anyone else finds this semantically anomalous.


On Oct 20, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

>>  (I distinctly remember Curtis not
>> uttering the line in "Some Like It Hot".

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