[Ads-l] Brother, can you spare a paradigm? (Brother / Sister, can you paradigm)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Way back in September 2011 Jim Landau mentioned on this list that he
had seen the following bumper sticker:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2011-September/113075.html

SHIFT HAPPENS
CAN YOU SPARE A PARADIGM?

I replied that I had been exploring the following sayings:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2011-September/113076.html

1) brother, can you spare a paradigm
2) brother, can you paradigm

Now, after a short delay of ten years a Quote Investigator article has
been posted:
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/10/03/paradigm/

Feedback welcome,
Garson

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