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The Rodney Dangerfield Pronoun
The Rodney Dangerfield Pronoun
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Sep 28, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was fond of introducing jokes with a kind of redundancy, for example: “My wife, she told me I was one in a million. I found out she was right.” But those seemingly superfluous pronouns are filled with promise. John explains.Lexicon Valley is a reader-supported publication. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lexiconvalley.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
Sep 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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