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From: ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: etymology requested
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Date: Thu, 10-Nov-83 13:54:03 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 10 13:54:03 1983
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il
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There's this aphorism, "Possession is nine points of the law", which is
often misquoted as "Possession is nine tenths of the law".  Where does this
come from?  How many points are there (if 10, it's not a misquote but a
paraphrase)?  What are these points (or tenths), and which ones does
"possession" comprise?  Another one I wonder about is the phrase,
"a base canard".  How did inuendo ever get mixed up with ducks?
advTHANXance.
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ken perlow
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bell labs @ naperville, IL