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Re: In defense of the President

#38759 09/01/2001 3:55 PM

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this too shall pass

tsuwm

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tsuwm

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Joined: Apr 2000

Posts: 10,542
this too shall pass

>Put down that ozzie...

well, I'm loath to interject a question concerning usage into these fascinating philippics, but what does "ozzie" mean in this context? I thought an ozzie was an Australian....

>I don't want to get into any political debate, but...
>I have no desire to get into a political fracas over this, but...
>I'm loath to interject a question concerning usage, but..

these constructions are all nice examples of one form of the rhetorical device known as apophasis (denial). [yart]

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In defense of the President Vernon Compton 08/18/2001 7:10 AM

Max Quordlepleen 08/18/2001 7:43 AM

Re: In defense of the President francais31415 08/23/2001 2:57 AM

Re: In defense of the President Jazzoctopus 08/23/2001 1:03 PM

Re: In defense of the President tsuwm 08/23/2001 1:23 PM

Re: slander Faldage 08/23/2001 1:24 PM

Re: slander Jazzoctopus 08/23/2001 2:05 PM

Re: slander v. libel Faldage 08/23/2001 2:24 PM

Re: slander v. libel Jazzoctopus 08/23/2001 5:21 PM

Re: slander v. libel Faldage 08/23/2001 5:27 PM

Re: slander v. libel Keiva 08/23/2001 5:57 PM

Re: slander v. libel Bean 08/24/2001 11:05 AM

Re: defamation by praise maverick 08/25/2001 4:35 PM

Re: defamation by praise tsuwm 08/25/2001 5:14 PM

Re: defamation by praise maverick 08/25/2001 7:56 PM

Re: slander Bingley 08/24/2001 4:20 AM

highbrow slander, Bin Laden and Dajjal Bush belligerentyouth 08/24/2001 9:03 AM

Re: In defense of the President Vernon Compton 08/31/2001 8:11 AM

Re: In defense of the President maverick 08/31/2001 10:38 AM

Re: In defense of the President belligerentyouth 08/31/2001 11:33 AM

Re: In defense of the President Jazzoctopus 08/31/2001 9:04 PM

defense against rogue nations Bobyoungbalt 09/01/2001 3:50 AM

Max Quordlepleen 09/01/2001 4:45 AM

Re: In defense of the President belligerentyouth 09/01/2001 1:35 PM

Re: In defense of the President tsuwm 09/01/2001 3:55 PM

Re: In defense of the President Capital Kiwi 09/01/2001 5:12 PM

In defence of the President jmh 09/03/2001 8:58 AM

Max Quordlepleen 09/03/2001 9:31 AM

Re: In defence of the President jmh 09/03/2001 9:36 AM

LET US NOT...... wordcrazy 09/03/2001 1:00 PM

no, let us not tsuwm 09/03/2001 2:44 PM

Beg to disagree wordcrazy 09/03/2001 3:26 PM

Max Quordlepleen 09/03/2001 7:19 PM

Re: Beg to disagree WhitmanO'Neill 09/04/2001 5:26 AM

Max Quordlepleen 09/04/2001 6:37 AM

Re: Beg to disagree Jackie 09/04/2001 10:37 AM

Re: Beg to disagree Keiva 09/04/2001 11:12 AM

Re: Marat wow 09/04/2001 3:23 PM

Re: Marat of troy 09/04/2001 3:52 PM

Re: Marat Keiva 09/04/2001 5:04 PM

but the name..where is Dali when you need him! of troy 09/04/2001 5:26 PM

Re: another David on the board maverick 09/04/2001 5:33 PM

Re: another David on the board tsuwm 09/04/2001 5:59 PM

Re: another David on the board of troy 09/04/2001 6:49 PM

Re: another David on the board Keiva 09/04/2001 7:50 PM

Re: another David on the board Jazzoctopus 09/04/2001 9:19 PM

Re: another David on the board tsuwm 09/04/2001 9:51 PM

Re: another David on the board Keiva 09/04/2001 10:13 PM

Re: another grumble wow 09/04/2001 10:21 PM

HELP!!! wordcrazy 09/05/2001 1:32 AM

Re: HELP!!! tsuwm 09/05/2001 4:13 AM

Re: HELP!!! Jazzoctopus 09/05/2001 10:01 PM

Re: another David on the board of troy 09/05/2001 12:47 PM

Re: another David on the board Hyla 09/05/2001 10:37 PM

Max Quordlepleen 09/04/2001 6:22 PM

Re: In defense of the President Geoff 09/05/2001 6:01 AM

Re: In defense of the President maverick 09/05/2001 12:00 PM

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