[Ads-l] Reverse "mistake", v.?

[Laurence Horn]

The description of what happened at the NASCAR rally at the Talladega Speedway—

> the phrase that’s gone viral among conservatives since a NASCAR
> sportscaster mistook it for a 'Fuck Joe Biden' chant at a race last month

—seems to suggest that NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast mistakenly processed the “Let’s go, Brandon” chant as “Fuck Joe Biden” (rather than that she processed “Fuck Joe Biden” as if it were “Let’s go, Brandon".  So can we add the verb “mistake” to the reverse “substitute" files?

LH

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> From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM <mailto:wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>>
> Subject: Re: QOTY
> Date: November 5, 2021 at 2:38:53 PM EDT
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>>
> 
> But the hits keep coming:
> 
> "Conspiracy theory-endorsing Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) wore a dress
> emblazoned with the anti-President Joe Biden phrase “Let’s Go Brandon” and
> posed for a photo with ex-President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort
> on Wednesday.
> 
> " 'It’s not a phrase, it’s a movement,' Boebert wrote on Twitter,
> referencing the phrase that’s gone viral among conservatives since a NASCAR
> sportscaster mistook it for a 'Fuck Joe Biden' chant at a race last month."
> 
> https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lauren-boebert-donald-trump-dress_n_6184d7cfe4b06de3eb734174 <https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lauren-boebert-donald-trump-dress_n_6184d7cfe4b06de3eb734174>
> 
> JL
> 
> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 11:58 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> And check out the fashions:
>> 
>> https://www.amazon.com/Foxtrot-Juliet-Bravo-T-Shirt/dp/B09GR47YDP
>> 
>> JL
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 10:50 AM Nancy Friedman <wordworking at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> And on Strong Language, the sweary blog about swearing:
>>> https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2021/11/01/lets-go-brandon/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Nancy Friedman
>>> Chief Wordworker
>>> www.wordworking.com
>>> http://nancyfriedman.typepad.com
>>> Medium <https://medium.com/@wordworking>
>>> 
>>> tel 510 652-4159
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 4:36 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Yup, more about the "patriotic cheer that's taking the world by storm":
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-image-cargo-ships-201228626.html
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/21/fact-check-canada-government-memo-banning-lets-go-brandon-fake/6118724001/
>>>> 
>>>> JL
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 6:59 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
>>>> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> And more:
>>>>> 
>>>>> <http://goog_175914099>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-southwest-pilot-lets-go-brandon-curse-biden-ap-reporter-20211101-dq3e77ayofgnrbhhb2bjas5eum-story.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> JL
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 4:14 PM Jonathan Lighter <
>>> wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> More:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> https://www.yahoo.com/news/lets-brandon-became-code-insulting-050915714.html
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> JL
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 11:33 AM Peter Reitan <pjreitan at hotmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> "Let's go Brandon."
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Well, it originated as a misquote.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> "It all started on October 9, when NASCAR driver Brandon Brown won
>>> his
>>>>>>> first race in the league's Xfinity series at Alabama's legendary
>>>> Talladega
>>>>>>> Superspeedway."
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> https://www.businessinsider.com/lets-go-brandon-chant-origin-video-what-does-it-mean-2021-10
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The crowd behind the interview were chanting "F--- Joe Biden!"
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The interviewer either misunderstood or covered it up, telling
>>> Brandon
>>>>>>> on air that the crowd was chanting "Let's go Brandon!"
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The chant has since become a popular, ubiquitous in some circles,
>>>>>>> anti-Biden catch-phrase.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Two separate satirical rap songs by that title have reached number
>>> 1 on
>>>>>>> i-tunes streaming or download charts.  One of those songs has been
>>>> banned
>>>>>>> from Youtube for supposed Covid misinformation.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The original interview here:
>>>>>>> 
>>> https://mobile.twitter.com/_____Tweety____/status/1447760462007918597<
>>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> https://mobile.twitter.com/_____Tweety____/status/1447760462007918597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1447760462007918597%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Flets-go-brandon-chant-origin-video-what-does-it-mean-2021-10
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