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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Quotes that were never said. #209803 02/26/2013 6:04 PM Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2 Connecticut, USA twodox stranger twodox stranger Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2 Connecticut, USA Does anyone in this group know of a word for quotes that "everyone knows" but were never said. E.g., "Me Tarzan, you Jane," or "Play it again, Sam"? Thank you Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Quotes that were never said. twodox #209804 02/26/2013 6:10 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water another: "Beam me up, Scotty", of course. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Quotes that were never said. twodox #209806 02/26/2013 10:00 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague "Shaken, not stirred" and they are said often by many. So far all movie quotes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Quotes that were never said. BranShea #209809 02/26/2013 10:32 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Quotes that were never said. Tromboniator #209811 02/26/2013 10:52 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Rhubarb Commando old hand Rhubarb Commando old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK "Abandon hope all ye who enter here" (not at all what Milton wrote!) The only word I know which describes this is 'misquotation' Another popular Shalespearian misquote is fomr 'The Scottish Play' - "Lead on, Macduff." I'm immortal until proven otherwise Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Quotes that were never said. twodox #209814 02/27/2013 3:36 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 We don' need no steenkeen badges. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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