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Re: We should all fight about split infinitives again

Posted By: Issachar, on host 207.30.27.2
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2002, at 08:05:14
In Reply To: We should all fight about split infinitives again posted by Dave on Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at 18:43:28:

> Also, who ever thought the phrase was "spit and image" anyway? Not that either way makes any sense at all, but...
>

The original expression is actually "spirit and image", which makes much more sense: "Billy is the spirit and image of his grandfather."

I imagine the progression went something like:
spirit and image
spirit'n image
spirrt'n image
spit'n image
spitting image

Iss "ptuo!" achar

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Re: We should all fight about split infinitives again - Mousie - Thu, 11/7/2002, 12:53:23
Re: We should all fight about split infinitives again - Grishny - Thu, 11/7/2002, 09:50:23
- Re: We should all fight about split infinitives again - Issachar - Thu, 11/7/2002, 10:44:49

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