[lit-ideas] "Forever and a day" (Was: The Most Hateful English Expressions
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:15:28 EDT
And a year was forever and a day
>>they should be _trained_ for ever and a
>>day).<<
>Welcome back, guy, hope you stay awhile,
Thanx. Actually I'm hoping to stay for ever and a day.
Isn't that a horrible British cliche? I can't conceive Evita Peron ever
uttering it -- less so from the pink Balcony.
"For a thousand night and one night" sounds better.
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