[Ads-l] secondary nature

[Joel Berson]

Presumably an error for "second nature"?  Bonus:  the following quotation, which seems to express the same idea of repetition:

1662   J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 89   That habit being as it were converted into a second nature.

Joel


      From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
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 Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 6:54 AM
 Subject: [ADS-L] secondary nature
   
A prominent MD explains on CNN that a desired habit must be repeated
regularly until it "becomes secondary nature."  An animation
simultaneously displayed the words "secondary nature."

BONUS:
An MSNBC commentator observes that victims at Pulse had been having
fun and "celebrating their lifes."

JL

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