new cliche?

[Ben Zimmer]

On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>
> I've noticed a repeated occurrence of "I see what you did there" in
> quite diverse context. Did I miss the memo? Was there some commercial
> that went viral and left a permanent imprint? I think, someone even used
> it here.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-see-what-you-did-there

--bgz

--
Ben Zimmer
http://benzimmer.com/

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org