The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #89103   Message #1852903
Posted By: Jerry Rasmussen
07-Oct-06 - 03:58 PM
Thread Name: Sitting At The Kitchen Table
Subject: RE: BS: Sitting At The Kitchen Table
What about exactly the same, Carly? I used to argue with my youngest son about that. If it's the "same," it IS exactly the same. How could it be somewhat the same? His English teacher in high school said I was wrong. (Perhaps because she uses that phrase a lot?) I don't generally get my knickers in a twist about the misuse of language. Overuse of certain phrases until they become cliches, and totally meaningless(rather than mostly meaningless :-)) does bug my a little.

I just checked my Websters dictionary, and the same means INDENTICAL!
Isn't "exactly" redundant?

Where is Rapaire? He's the educated one in here...

Jerry