[Ads-l] relish = 'revel'

[Laurence Horn]

> On Feb 3, 2016, at 11:41 AM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Isn't it blending the noun and verb forms of relish? I take relish in
> something, but I relish something.
> DanG

or maybe taking relish to make those loose-meat sandwiches and deep-fried pork tenderloin burgers more palatable...

LH
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> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at mst.edu> wrote:
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>> Subject:      Re: relish = 'revel'
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>> This is a blend ("relished his strong third-place showing" + "reveled in hi=
>> s strong third-place showing"), aided by the phonetic similarity of "revele=
>> d" and "relished". =20
>> The sentence Jon passed along is a beautiful example of this feature (synta=
>> ctic blend aided by phonetic similarity of the blending elements).
>> Gerald Cohen
>> 
>> ________________________________________
>> Jonathan Lighter (February 02, 2016 5:06 PM), wrote:
>> CNN journalist:
>> "Last night Marco Rubio relished in his strong third-place showing in Iowa.=
>> "
>> JL=
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