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To: secret garden

Good morning. I just woke up and cannot think of a good example of mumpsimus, although I know there are many that abound on FreeRepublic.

5 posted on 07/05/2012 5:02:34 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

To: afraidfortherepublic

Good morning. I just woke up and cannot think of a good example of mumpsimus, although I know there are many that abound on FreeRepublic.

Here. Let me help you out while you get the coffee started:

"I could care less" used to mean "I could not care less".

7 posted on 07/05/2012 5:17:48 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes everything)

To: afraidfortherepublic

I can give you several of my Dad's: Adidas, conch, Baylor. He purposely mispronounces them to irk me.

20 posted on 07/05/2012 7:14:23 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)

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