Fats Waller sang, "... misbehavin'; I'm savin' my love for you" (3'1) |
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"___ 2 Proud 2 Beg" (TLC single) |
USA Today |
21 Mar 2024 |
"I ________ Got Nobody" |
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"___ ___ a word" (grammar pedant's ironic statement) |
Universal |
09 Mar 2024 |
"It ____ Me Babe" |
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___ No Sunshine, song by Bill Withers (4) |
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"If it - broke ..." |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Feb 2024 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song) |
Universal |
24 Feb 2024 |
62-Across, improperly |
LA Times Daily |
23 Feb 2024 |
Grammatical gafle |
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"___ no mountain high enough..." |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Feb 2024 |
Colloquial contraction |
Newsday |
11 Feb 2024 |
"Say it ___ so!" |
Universal |
21 Jan 2024 |
"__ Misbehavin'" |
Commuter |
20 Jan 2024 |
"___ Misbehavin'" |
New York Times |
24 Dec 2023 |
“— She Sweet” |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Dec 2023 |
"__ Misbehavin'"; Broadway musical |
TV |
10 Dec 2023 |
"___ Too Proud To Beg" |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2023 |
"___ I a Woman?" |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2023 |
"___ Too Proud" (jukebox musical) |
Universal |
17 Nov 2023 |
"___ No Mountain High Enough" |
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"If it ___ broke, don't fix it" |
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"___ Misbehavin'" |
New York Times |
17 Sep 2023 |
"___ No Sunshine," Bill Withers song |
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'___ it the truth!' |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Sep 2023 |
'___ I a Woman?' |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2023 |
'If it ___ broke . . .' |
USA Today |
19 Aug 2023 |
Isn't contraction that isn't isn't |
Family Time |
14 Aug 2023 |
'If it ___ broke . . .' |
USA Today |
31 Jul 2023 |
"— No Sunshine" |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Jul 2023 |
"If it __ broke ... " |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jul 2023 |
'___ that somethin'!' |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2023 |
Informal contraction |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jun 2023 |
Sojourner Truth's '___ I a Woman?' |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jun 2023 |
"You ___ seen nothing yet!" |
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'It __ over till it's over' |
Newsday |
23 May 2023 |
Informality favored by Twain |
Newsday |
20 May 2023 |
Christina Aguilera's '___ No Other Man' |
Wall Street Journal |
17 May 2023 |
"__ No Sunshine": Bill Withers hit |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2023 |
Isn't |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Apr 2023 |
"— I a stinker?" |
Premier Sunday |
02 Apr 2023 |
"___ No Sunshine," Bill Withers song |
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"— No Sunshine" |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Mar 2023 |
'The Crown ___ Worth Much' (Hanif Abdurraqib collection) |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2023 |
'__ it the truth?' |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2023 |
"___ Misbehavin'" (jazz standard) |
Universal |
09 Feb 2023 |
"__ that the truth!" |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jan 2023 |
"If it — broke ..." |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jan 2023 |
"If it ___ broke ..." |
Universal |
09 Jan 2023 |
Informal negative |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jan 2023 |
'If it ___ broke, don't fix it' |
New York Times |
03 Jan 2023 |
'If it ___ broke . . .' |
USA Today |
31 Dec 2022 |
"— She Sweet" |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Dec 2022 |
"If it ___ broke, don't fix it" |
Universal |
28 Nov 2022 |
'___ that the truth!' |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2022 |
'It __ over till . . .' |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2022 |
"If it __ broke ... " |
LA Times Daily |
30 Oct 2022 |
"___ No Mountain High Enough" |
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"You __ seen nothin' yet" |
LA Times Daily |
17 Oct 2022 |
Informal contraction |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2022 |
"— Misbehavin' " |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Oct 2022 |
"If it ___ broke ..." |
Family Time |
03 Oct 2022 |
“___ It Funky” (James Brown album) |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Sep 2022 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song) |
Universal |
01 Sep 2022 |
Isn’t improperly used? |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Aug 2022 |
In short, is not (informal) |
The Guardian Quick |
16 Aug 2022 |
Informal 'isn't' |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2022 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers hit) |
Universal |
12 Aug 2022 |
'___ It Fun' (hit song by Paramore) |
New York Times |
18 Jul 2022 |
"— She Sweet" |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Jul 2022 |
'If it __ broke . . .' |
Newsday |
27 Jun 2022 |
"It __ over till it's over" |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jun 2022 |
''You ___ seen nothing' yet'' |
Family Time |
23 May 2022 |
“___ I a Woman?” (Sojourner Truth speech) |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Mar 2022 |
Informal negative |
The Washington Post |
12 Feb 2022 |
Informal negative |
LA Times Daily |
12 Feb 2022 |
Colloquial contraction |
Newsday |
30 Jan 2022 |
Is not |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2022 |
The Beatles’ “___ She Sweet” |
New York Times |
21 Jan 2022 |
Isn't another way? |
Universal |
12 Jan 2022 |
"— Misbehavin' " |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Dec 2021 |
Fats Waller's "___ Misbehavin'" |
Universal |
15 Dec 2021 |
“___ No Way” (Aretha Franklin song) |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2021 |
"— Misbehavin'" |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Nov 2021 |
Word that makes you sound uneducated |
Family Time |
01 Nov 2021 |
''If it __ broke . . .'' |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2021 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song) |
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"If it — broke ..." |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Oct 2021 |
Isn't wrong? |
Family Time |
20 Sep 2021 |
Informal ''isn't'' |
Newsday |
15 Sep 2021 |
'___ It Fun' (2014 Paramore hit) |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2021 |
Opposite of 35-Across |
USA Today |
28 Aug 2021 |
"— She Sweet" |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Aug 2021 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song) |
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"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers hit) |
Universal |
09 Aug 2021 |
Isn’t wrong? |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2021 |
''If you done it, it __ bragging'': Whitman |
Newsday |
23 Jul 2021 |
"— Misbehavin' " |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Jul 2021 |
'If it __ broke ... ' |
The Washington Post |
15 Jul 2021 |
"If it __ broke ... " |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jul 2021 |
'If it ___ broke . . .' |
USA Today |
09 Jul 2021 |
'___ Nobody' (hit for Rufus and Chaka Khan) |
New York Times |
03 Jul 2021 |
"— it grand?" |
Premier Sunday |
27 Jun 2021 |
'___ Too Proud' (hit musical about the Temptations) |
New York Times |
20 Jun 2021 |
"— She Sweet" |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Jun 2021 |
'___ 2 Proud 2 Beg' (TLC hit) |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2021 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song) |
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"___ that somethin'?" |
Universal |
04 Jun 2021 |
''It __ over till it's over'' |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2021 |
"Say it ___ so!" |
Universal |
15 May 2021 |
Equivalent of 'isn't' |
USA Today |
13 Apr 2021 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song) |
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"If it — broke ..." |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Apr 2021 |
Isn't, slangily |
Canadiana |
22 Mar 2021 |
'___ I a Woman?' (Sojourner Truth speech) |
USA Today |
12 Mar 2021 |
Jennifer Lopez's "___ Your Mama" |
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Slangy contraction |
New York Times |
28 Feb 2021 |
Isn't incorrectly? |
Family Time |
28 Feb 2021 |
"You ___ lyin'!" |
Universal |
23 Feb 2021 |
"___ No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell song) |
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Isn't said incorrectly? |
Family Time |
24 Jan 2021 |
"___ No Grave" by Johnny Cash |
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'That ___ right' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Jan 2021 |
Aren't wrong? |
New York Times |
02 Jan 2021 |
Colloquial contraction |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Dec 2020 |
"— Misbehavin'" |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Nov 2020 |
''If it __ broke . . .'' |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2020 |
''__ that somethin'!'' |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2020 |
"— No Sunshine" |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Oct 2020 |
''Inventin' jokes __ easy'': Rocky Balboa |
Newsday |
19 Sep 2020 |
Colloquial contraction |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2020 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song) |
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'If it __ broke ... ' |
The Washington Post |
11 Aug 2020 |
"If it __ broke ... " |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2020 |
Isn't informal? |
The Washington Post |
30 Jul 2020 |
Isn't informal? |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2020 |
"__ Misbehavin'": Fats Waller song |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2020 |
Contraction heard in the first ''Jazz Singer'' |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2020 |
'__ Misbehavin'': Fats Waller song |
The Washington Post |
05 Jul 2020 |
"___ gonna happen!" |
Universal |
30 Jun 2020 |
"___ No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye song) |
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'___ That Good News,' 1964 Sam Cooke album |
New York Times |
25 Jun 2020 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song) |
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'___ No Sunshine' |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2020 |
“___ No Sunshine” |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Jun 2020 |
'If it ___ broke . . .' |
USA Today |
28 May 2020 |
'If I ___ Got You' (Alicia Keys single) |
USA Today |
22 May 2020 |
Informal negative |
The Washington Post |
08 May 2020 |
"___ I a Woman?" (Sojourner Truth speech) |
Universal |
08 May 2020 |
Informal negative |
LA Times Daily |
08 May 2020 |
Aren’t wrong? |
Wall Street Journal |
06 May 2020 |
'___ it the truth!' |
New York Times |
28 Apr 2020 |
'You ___ kiddin'!' |
New York Times |
22 Apr 2020 |
'___ No Mountain High Enough' |
New York Times |
23 Mar 2020 |
'— She Sweet' |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Mar 2020 |
"___ No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye song) |
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''You __ kidding!'' |
Newsday |
20 Jan 2020 |
Improper isn't |
Family Time |
20 Jan 2020 |
'— Misbehavin' ' |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Dec 2019 |
"___ It Fun" (2014 Paramore hit) |
Universal |
22 Dec 2019 |
'___ No Woman (Like the One I've Got)' |
USA Today |
07 Dec 2019 |
Nonstandard negative |
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Nonstandard negative |
New York Times |
03 Dec 2019 |
Contraction that annoys the grammar police |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Dec 2019 |
'That ___ hay!' |
USA Today |
30 Nov 2019 |
"You ___ seen nothing yet!" |
Universal |
27 Nov 2019 |
"If it ___ broke ..." |
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'If it ___ broke ...' |
New York Times |
26 Nov 2019 |
"___ Misbehavin'" (stride jazz classic) |
Universal |
22 Nov 2019 |
Informal negative |
Newsday |
17 Nov 2019 |
Is not, informally |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2019 |
'__ Nobody's Business': blues standard |
The Washington Post |
25 Oct 2019 |
"__ Nobody's Business": blues standard |
LA Times Daily |
25 Oct 2019 |
Fails to be, casually |
Newsday |
25 Oct 2019 |
"You ___ kiddin'!" |
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65-Across, alternatively |
Universal |
09 Oct 2019 |
“___ We Got Fun” |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Oct 2019 |
'___ Misbehavin'' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
29 Sep 2019 |
'— life grand?' |
Premier Sunday |
29 Sep 2019 |
'___ it the truth?' |
USA Today |
22 Sep 2019 |
Slangy negative |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2019 |
Informal ''isn't'' |
Newsday |
09 Sep 2019 |
Informal contraction |
The Washington Post |
05 Sep 2019 |
Informal contraction |
LA Times Daily |
05 Sep 2019 |
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers song) |
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Informal negation |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2019 |
"__ No Sunshine": Bill Withers hit |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2019 |
'__ No Sunshine': Bill Withers hit |
The Washington Post |
03 Jul 2019 |
'___ that the truth!' |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2019 |
'___ so' ('Nuh-uh') |
New York Times |
01 Jun 2019 |
'___ No Sunshine' (1971 hit for Bill Withers) |
New York Times |
30 Apr 2019 |
'— I a stinker?' |
Premier Sunday |
21 Apr 2019 |
"___ No Sunshine" |
Universal |
18 Apr 2019 |
'___ Misbehavin'' |
USA Today |
05 Apr 2019 |
Slangy negative contraction |
New York Times |
01 Apr 2019 |
'__ That a Shame' |
The Washington Post |
18 Mar 2019 |
"__ That a Shame" |
LA Times Daily |
18 Mar 2019 |
'___ No Sunshine' (Bill Withers hit) |
USA Today |
14 Feb 2019 |
'— Misbehavin'' |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Feb 2019 |
'___ I a stinker?' |
USA Today |
31 Jan 2019 |
''It __ necessarily so'' |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2019 |
"___ so" ("Nuh-uh") |
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"__ That a Shame" |
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"__ Nobody's Business": blues standard |
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"__ No Sunshine": Bill Withers hit |
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"___ it the truth?" |
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"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers hit) |
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"___ Misbehavin'" |
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"___ I a stinker?" |
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"If it ___ broke . . ." |
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65-Across, alternatively |
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"___ No Sunshine" |
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Slangy negative contraction |
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Slangy negative |
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Informal negation |
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Informal contraction |
|
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"___ No Sunshine" (1971 hit for Bill Withers) |
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"___ that the truth!" |
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"___ We Got Fun" |
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'Say it — so!' |
Premier Sunday |
23 Dec 2018 |
Informal contraction |
The Washington Post Sunday |
09 Dec 2018 |
"It ___ over till it's over" |
Universal |
27 Nov 2018 |
''Porgy and Bess'' contraction |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2018 |
'It __ Necessarily So': Gershwin song |
The Washington Post |
23 Sep 2018 |
"It __ Necessarily So": Gershwin song |
LA Times Daily |
23 Sep 2018 |
' She Sweet' |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Sep 2018 |
'That -- happenin'!' |
Premier Sunday |
09 Sep 2018 |
''Say it __so!'' |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2018 |
Dylan's 'It ___ Me Babe' |
USA Today |
30 Jul 2018 |
'It __ over till it's over': Berra |
The Washington Post |
23 Jul 2018 |
Is not wrong? |
The Washington Post |
20 Jul 2018 |
Is not wrong? |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jul 2018 |
'Say it ___ so, Joe' |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2018 |
'___ It Fun' (2014 Best Rock Song Grammy winner) |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2018 |
Is not improper? |
Universal |
11 Jun 2018 |
Isn't incorrect? |
Premier Sunday |
03 Jun 2018 |
'___ that somethin'?' |
New York Times |
27 May 2018 |
Tiny tunnel builder |
The Washington Post Sunday |
06 May 2018 |
'___ We Got Fun' |
USA Today |
16 Apr 2018 |
'-- She Sweet?' |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Apr 2018 |
"___ Misbehavin'" |
USA Today |
31 Mar 2018 |
"Hit 'em where they ___" |
Universal |
30 Mar 2018 |
Isn't badly? |
Universal |
29 Mar 2018 |
Is not misused? |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2018 |
Is not misused? |
The Washington Post |
21 Mar 2018 |
Informal negative |
The Washington Post Sunday |
18 Mar 2018 |
'If it broke ...' |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Mar 2018 |
Ungrammatical contraction |
USA Today |
06 Mar 2018 |
Nonstandard negative |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2018 |
'___ No Sunshine' |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2018 |
Isn't bad? |
New York Times |
03 Feb 2018 |
Fats Waller's "___ Misbehavin'" |
USA Today |
31 Jan 2018 |
Wrong "is not" |
Universal |
30 Jan 2018 |
"It __ Necessarily So": Gershwin song |
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Isn't badly? |
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Is not improper? |
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"It ___ over till it's over" |
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"Hit 'em where they ___" |
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"Say it ___ so, Joe" |
|
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"___ We Got Fun" |
|
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Dylan's "It ___ Me Babe" |
|
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Fats Waller's "___ Misbehavin'" |
|
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"If it __ broke ... " |
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Wrong "is not" |
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"It __ over till it's over": Berra |
|
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Is not wrong? |
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"___ No Sunshine" |
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Isn't bad? |
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Colloquial contraction |
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"___ that somethin'?" |
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"___ It Fun" (2014 Best Rock Song Grammy winner) |
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Coulda been, maybe |
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Isn't wrong? |
Universal |
18 Dec 2017 |
'-- No Sunshine' |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Nov 2017 |
Nonstandard contraction |
Premier Sunday |
19 Nov 2017 |
Isn't said incorrectly |
Family Time |
16 Oct 2017 |
Taboo contraction, to a grammar purist |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2017 |
"__ gonna happen" |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2017 |
'__ gonna happen' |
The Washington Post |
10 Sep 2017 |
"Is not," wrongly |
Universal |
26 Aug 2017 |
Isn't that isn't right? |
Family Time |
14 Aug 2017 |
'You -- kiddin'!' |
Premier Sunday |
30 Jul 2017 |
' Misbehavin'' |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Jul 2017 |
Slangy form of 60-Across |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2017 |
"___ Misbehavin'" |
Universal |
16 Jun 2017 |
'-- that the truth!' |
Premier Sunday |
11 Jun 2017 |
Word that raises a grammarian's eyebrows |
Universal |
01 Jun 2017 |
"I may not be the brightest, but I ____ a liar!" |
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'__ Misbehavin'' |
The Washington Post |
03 Apr 2017 |
"__ Misbehavin'" |
LA Times Daily |
03 Apr 2017 |
"It __ over till it's over": Berra |
LA Times Daily |
07 Mar 2017 |
'___ that a kick in the pants?' |
Jonesin |
31 Jan 2017 |
'___ No Mountain High Enough' |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
27 Jan 2017 |
"___ it the truth!" |
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Taboo contraction, to a grammar purist |
|
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Word that raises a grammarian's eyebrows |
|
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Isn't wrong? |
|
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"___ No Mountain High Enough" |
|
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"__ Misbehavin'" |
|
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Slangy form of 60-Across |
|
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"__ gonna happen" |
|
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"Is not," wrongly |
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"___ Misbehavin'" |
|
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Isn't in the sticks? |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Dec 2016 |
'___ She Sweet?' |
The Washington Post |
02 Dec 2016 |
'___ No Mountain High Enough' |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Nov 2016 |
"___ it the truth!" |
Universal |
10 Oct 2016 |
Contraction spoken in ''The Jazz Singer'' |
Newsday |
23 Sep 2016 |
'It ___ Necessarily So' |
The Washington Post |
10 Aug 2016 |
Nonstandard contraction |
Newsday |
03 Aug 2016 |
''__ it the truth?'' |
Newsday |
02 Aug 2016 |
Bugs Bunny contraction |
Newsday |
30 Jul 2016 |
"___ We Got Fun?" |
USA Today |
18 Jul 2016 |
'___ I a stinker?' |
The Washington Post |
24 Jun 2016 |
Improper 41-Across |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2016 |
Marvel Comics hero |
New York Times |
08 May 2016 |
''Oklahoma!'' contraction |
Newsday |
08 May 2016 |
14-Across, informally |
Universal |
07 May 2016 |
' She Sweet?' |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Apr 2016 |
'You ___ Seen Nothing Yet' |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Mar 2016 |
'___ it the truth?' |
The Washington Post |
01 Feb 2016 |
'-- Misbehavin'' |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jan 2016 |
Slangy rebuttal to 65-Across |
New York Times |
20 Jan 2016 |
"If it ___ broke . . ." |
USA Today |
13 Jan 2016 |
Slangy rebuttal to 65-Across |
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"___ We Got Fun?" |
|
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Improper 41-Across |
|
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' She Sweet' ('20s hit) |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Dec 2015 |
"If it ___ broke ..." |
Universal |
23 Oct 2015 |
''__ life grand?'' |
Newsday |
30 Sep 2015 |
"He __ Heavy, He's My Brother" |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2015 |
Fats Waller's '___ Misbehavin'' |
New York Times |
18 May 2015 |
Is not, in dialect |
Universal |
13 May 2015 |
"A good deed __ ever forgot": "Huckleberry Finn" |
LA Times Daily |
08 May 2015 |
''It __ over till . . .'' |
Newsday |
10 Apr 2015 |
Grammar class faux pas |
Jonesin |
09 Apr 2015 |
'It ___ happenin'' |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2015 |
'___ We Got Fun?' |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jan 2015 |
Isn't on the street? |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2015 |
'Sorry, that ___ happenin'!' |
New York Times |
05 Jan 2015 |
Nonstandard contraction |
|
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Isn't wrong? |
|
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"__ life grand?" |
|
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Isn't on the street? |
|
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"If it ___ broke ..." |
|
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Contempt-gathering contraction |
|
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Nonstandard negative |
|
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Fats Waller's "___ Misbehavin'" |
|
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Informal negative |
|
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"It ___ Me Babe" (Dylan hit) |
|
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Informal negative |
|
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"He __ Heavy, He's My Brother" |
|
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"A good deed __ ever forgot": "Huckleberry Finn" |
|
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"___ that a bitch?" |
|
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"It __ over till . . ." |
|
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Informal negative |
|
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"It ___ happenin'" |
|
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Is not, informally |
|
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Is not, in dialect |
|
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"Sorry, that ___ happenin'!" |
|
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"___ it the truth!" |
|
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"... and that ___ hay!" |
|
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Informal opposite of "is" |
|
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"__ it the truth!" |
|
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"If it __ broke . . ." |
|
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"This ___ a Love Song" Bon Jovi |
|
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'Say it -- so, Joe!' |
|
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Commonly isn't? |
|
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Nonstandard negative |
|
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"___ Too Proud to Beg" (1966 song by The Temptations) |
|
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What shouldn't follow you? |
|
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"Hit 'em where they ___" |
|
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"He ___ Heavy, He's My Brother" Hollies |
|
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The "non-existent" contraction |
|
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"___ That a Shame?" |
|
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Grammarian's eyebrow raiser |
|
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English class no-no |
|
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"Hit 'em where they ___" |
|
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"___ that the truth!" |
|
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Isn't incorrect? |
|
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Grammar purist's bane |
|
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Contraction not in the King's English |
|
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"It __ over . . ." |
|
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"If it ___ broke, don't fix it!" |
|
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"__ She Sweet" |
|
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Isn't amiss? |
|
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"Is you is or is you ___ ma' baby?" |
|
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Is not misused? |
|
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Is not wrong? |
|
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Bugaboo of a verb |
|
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Withers "___ No Sunshine" |
|
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"And that ___ hay!" |
|
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"___ That a Shame" |
|
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Substandard contraction |
|
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"___ Nobody's Business" (old blues standard) |
|
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"Politics ___ beanbag" |
|
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"It ___ over till ..." |
|
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25-Down, nonstandardly |
|
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"It ___ Me, Babe" (Dylan song) |
|
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"__ She Sweet" |
|
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"__ it the truth?" |
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"___ No Sunshine" (1971 Bill Withers song) |
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Informal contraction |
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"___ it the truth?" |
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Strict grammarian's bane |
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"It ___ right" |
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Ungrammatical contraction |
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Isn't incorrect? |
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"The future __ what it used to be": Yogi Berra |
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"__ I a stinker?": Bugs Bunny |
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"The future __ what it used to be": Yogi Berra |
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'If it -- broke ...' |
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"It ___ over till it's over" (Yogi Berra) |
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"__ I a stinker?": Bugs Bunny |
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"If it ___ broke, don't fix it!" |
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"___ No Mountain High Enough" |
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Isn't, the wrong way |
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Allmans "___ Wastin' Time No More" |
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"___ no mountain high enough . . ." |
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'-- She Sweet' |
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"___ We Got Fun?" |
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"If you done it, it __ bragging": Whitman |
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"__ Misbehavin'" |
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"It ___ over till it's over" (Yogi Berra) |
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"It __ Necessarily So" |
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Isn't incorrect? |
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English class no-no |
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"Say it ___ so, Joe" |
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"Porgy and Bess" contraction |
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"Say it ___ so!" |
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Isn't for some people? |
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Bill Withers "___ no sunshine when she's gone" |
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"Is!" rebuttal |
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Is not wrong? |
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"___ no thang" |
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Bugaboo for the grammar police |
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"__ We Got Fun?" |
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Informal contraction |
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"Politics __ beanbag" |
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Beatles "___ She Sweet" |
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Isn't misused? |
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"___ Misbehavin"' |
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"Is so!" retort |
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"___ That a Shame" |
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Grammar class no-no |
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"You ___ heard nothin' yet!" |
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Isn't wrong? |
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"___ Misbehavin'" |
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Maligned contraction |
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"___ I a Woman?" (Sojourner Truth speech) |
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"___ it the truth!" |
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Grammar class no-no |
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"___ She Sweet" |
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"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers hit) |
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"___ No Woman," 1973 hit for the Four Tops |
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Word that gets under a grammarian's skin |
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Is not wrong? |
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"___ That a Shame" |
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"Denial __ just a river in Egypt": Twain |
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50-Across wrong? |
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Isn't wrong? |
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"You ___ seen nothin' yet!" |
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Isn't wrong? |
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'You -- kiddin'!' |
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Is not ungrammatical? |
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50-Across wrong? |
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Informal version of 73 Down |
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"Denial __ just a river in Egypt": Twain |
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Isn't, alternatively |
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Word that gets under a grammarian's skin |
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Isn't wrong? |
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"It ___ over till it's over" (Yogi Berra) |
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Frowned-upon contraction |
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Aren't wrong? |
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"It ___ over 'til it's over" |
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Frowned-upon contraction |
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"__ No Sunshine": 1971 Bill Withers hit |
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"That __ hay!" |
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"It ___ Necessarily So" |
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"It ___ over 'til it's over" |
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"___ that a kick in the head?" |
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Contraction not in the king's English |
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Isn't informal? |
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Word often heard in "Oklahoma!" |
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"That __ hay!" |
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"___ She Sweet" |
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"___ that the truth!" |
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"Oklahoma!" contraction |
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Verb not in the king's English |
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Isn't wrong? |
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'... and that -- hay!' |
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"It __ over till it's over": Berra |
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"__ Misbehavin'" |
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"__ No Sunshine": 1971 Bill Withers hit |
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"__ That a Shame": Domino hit |
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"__ That a Shame": Domino hit |
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Frowned-upon contraction |
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Isn't uncorrected? |
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"___ that somethin'?" |
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"___ No Mountain High Enough" (1970 #1 hit) |
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"It ___ over 'til it's over" |
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"Is You Is or Is You ___ My Baby?" (Louis Jordan song) |
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"___ I a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny quote) |
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"I __ Marching Anymore" (protest song) |
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"___ Too Proud To Beg" |
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"___ Got No" ("Hair" song) |
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Is not, to some |
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"__ Misbehavin' " |
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Isn't for the uneducated? |
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Slangy negative |
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"___ that the truth!" |
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Is not spoken wrong? |
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"___ No Mountain High Enough" (1970 chart-topper) |
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___ It Cool News (film website) |
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___ It Cool News |
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That-hay link |
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Kids may be corrected for saying it |
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Jennifer Lopez's "___ It Funny" |
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"___ no thang" |
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"It ___ Me Babe" (hit for the Turtles) |
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English class no-no |
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Frowned-upon contraction |
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"___ Talkin'" (Bob Dylan song) |
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"__ We Got Fun?" |
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Is not on the street? |
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"You ___ heard nothing yet!" |
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Kids may be corrected for saying it |
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"___ No Sunshine" (1971 Grammy-winning song) |
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"Politics ___ beanbag" (Mr. Dooley maxim) |
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Is not misused? |
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With 48-Across, "... and that ___!" |
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The Who's "Love ___ for Keeping" |
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"Is You Is or Is You __ . . ." |
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"___ Nobody" (1983 Chaka Khan hit) |
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Eyebrow-raising word to a grammarian |
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"___ She Sweet?" |
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"If it __ broke..." |
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Grammatical no-no |
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Controversial contraction |
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Isn't wrong? |
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77-Down wrong? |
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Isn't misused? |
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Is not, slangily |
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"If it __ broke, . . ." |
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"___ Misbehavin"' (1978 Tony winner) |
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77-Down wrong? |
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'-- Misbehavin' ' |
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'-- it grand?' |
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English class taboo |
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"___ I a stinker?" |
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"___ I a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny) |
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"___ No Mountain High Enough" |
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"Is so!" retort |
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Grammarian's bane |
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Colloquial contraction |
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"___ it the truth!" |
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"___ That a Shame" |
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Non-standard contraction |
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"__ She Sweet?" |
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Isn't in the vernacular |
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"__ That A Shame?" |
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"___ She Sweet" |
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"___ Misbehavin'" |
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"___ No Mountain High Enough" (1967 song) |
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'-- it the truth!' |
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"It ___ Necessarily So" |
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Isn't wrong? |
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"___ She Sweet" |
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Grammarian's eyebrow-raiser |
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Isn't the wrong way |
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"__ That a Shame" |
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Nonstandard contraction |
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"Say it __ so!" |
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Grammarian's bane |
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Is not misused? |
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"You __ heard nothin' yet" |
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"Say it ___ so, Joe" |
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"It ___ over 'til it's over" |
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Word that makes grammarians cringe |
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Isn't, nonstandardly |
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"__ That a Shame" |
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"If it ___ broke . . ." |
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Nonstandard contraction |
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"You ___ seen nothin' yet" |
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"You __ heard nothin' yet" |
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Isn't poorly? |
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"___ We Got Fun?" |
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"If it ___ broke ..." |
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Isn't wrong? |
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"That ___ hay!" |
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Isn't the wrong way |
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"And that ___ hay!" |
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Marvin Gaye's "___ That Peculiar" |
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"___ No Mountain High Enough" (1970 #1 hit) |
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Is not on the street? |
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"__ She Sweet" |
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"Wherever He __" ("Mack & Mabel" song) |
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The "nonexistent" contraction |
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Start of a Fats Domino title |
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Grammarian's no-no |
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Isn't wrong? |
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'That -- hay!' |
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Domino's "___ It a Shame" |
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"It ___ Necessarily So" |
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"That ___ hay!" |
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Grammarian's eyebrow-raiser |
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"___ Misbehavin'" |
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"__ Too Proud to Beg" |
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"If it __ broke, ..." |
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"If it __ broke ..." |
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Is no more, informally |
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"___ We Got Fun" |
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English class taboo |
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|
"__ We Got Fun" |
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"__ No Sunshine": 1971 hit |
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Slangy negative |
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"___ She Sweet" |
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It may get under a grammarian's skin |
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"That ___ hay!" |
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"If it ___ broke ..." |
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"__ No Sunshine": 1971 hit |
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"___ Nobody's Business" (blues standard) |
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Grammarian's bugaboo |
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"___ No Mountain High Enough" |
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"___ Misbehavin"' |
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"___ I a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny quote) |
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|
"Is so!" rebuttal |
|
|
"Hit 'em where they ___" |
|
|
Grammar lesson no-no |
|
|
English class taboo |
|
|
"__ We Got Fun" |
|
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Condemned contraction |
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|
Verb not in the king's English |
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|
Isn't wrong? |
|
|
'-- No Sunshine' ('71 hit) |
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Grammar lesson no-no |
|
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"__ No Sunshine" |
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Domino's "___ It A Shame" |
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Frowned-upon contraction |
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Tom Petty's "___ Love Strange" |
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Aretha Franklin's "___ No Way" |
|
|
Is not ungrammatical? |
|
|
'-- No Sunshine ('71 hit)' |
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"___ that the truth!" |
|
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"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers hit) |
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"_____ Misbehavin"' |
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Gershwin's "It ___ Necessarily So" |
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|
"...and that ___ hay!" |
|
|
Is not on the street? |
|
|
"__ Misbehavin"' |
|
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"Say it __ so!" |
|
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". . . and that __ hay!" |
|
|
___ it the truth! |
|
|
Strict grammarian's bane |
|
|
"___ it the truth!" |
|
|
Contraction disliked by grammarians |
|
|
"Say it ___ so!" |
|
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"_____ She Sweet?" |
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"___ She Sweet?" |
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"It ___ hay!" |
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|
"That ___ hay!" |
|
|
"___ She Sweet?" |
|
|
"___ I a stinker?": Bugs Bunny |
|
|
Broadway's "___ Misbehavin'" |
|
|
Is not in a slang dictionary? |
|
|
"__ Misbehavin' " |
|
|
Frowned-on verb in grammar class |
|
|
Bugs Bunny line: "__ I a stinker?" |
|
|
Aretha Franklin's "___ No Way" |
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|
Slangy negative |
|
|
'-- She Sweet' ('27 song) |
|
|
"_____ that the truth!" |
|
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"_____ it the truth!" |
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|
'-- That a Shame' ('55 hit) |
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"___ She Sweet" |
|
|
"It __ Necessarily So" |
|
|
Frowned-on verb in grammar class |
|
|
"___ Misbehavin'" |
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"___ Misbehavin'" |
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|
Are not, in a way |
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|
"_____ Too Proud to Beg" |
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|
Grammarian's eyebrow raiser |
|
|
"_____ That a Shame" |
|
|
"__ No Sunshine" ('71 tune) |
|
|
Isn't for the uneducated? |
|
|
Strict grammarian's bane |
|
|
"-- we got fun": Kahn |
|
|
Grammar teacher's bane |
|
|
Dialectical contraction |
|
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"___ Too Proud to Beg" (1966 song) |
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"___ We Got Fun" |
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"___ That a Shame" |
|
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"___ Nobody's Business": 1949 hit |
|
|
Isn't wrong? |
|
|
'_____ No Sunshine' ('71 hit) |
|
|
Nonstandard contraction |
|
|
Isn't informal? |
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|
Grammarian's bugaboo |
|
|
"___ We Got Fun?" |
|
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"It ___ Necessarily So" |
|
|
"Is so!" rebuttal |
|
|
"___ She Sweet?" |
|
|
"___ Too Proud to Beg" (1966 hit) |
|
|
"If it ___ broke, don't fix it!" |
|
|
"___ No Sunshine" (Bill Withers hit) |
|
|
"___ She Sweet" (old song) |
|
|
"___ She Sweet?" (pop song) |
|
|
___ Misbehavin |
|
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Fats Domino's "___ That a Shame" |
|
|
"___ Misbehavin'" |
|
|
Slangy contraction |
|
|
___ We Got Fun? |
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|
"That _____ hay!" |
|
|
Isn't bad? |
|
|
Pat Boone's "___ That a Shame" |
|
|
"_____ I a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny quote) |
|
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"___ No Sunshine" (1971 hit) |
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"__ No Mountain High Enough" |
|
|
Cousin of "amn't" |
|
|
Isn t wrong |
|
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"___ it the truth?" |
|
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"___ Misbehavin"' |
|
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"___ She Sweet" |
|
|
Isn't on the street? |
|
|
"___ Misbehavin" |
|
|
"It __ Necessarily So" |
|
|
Isn't, alternatively |
|
|
"__ I a stinker?": Bugs Bunny |
|
|
Ungrammatical contraction |
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"It ___ Necessarily So" |
|
|
Common solecism |
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Dylan's "It ____ Me, Babe" |
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"___ I a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny) |
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Isn't on the street |
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"_____ Misbehavin"' |
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____ Misbehavin' |
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"I ___ Got Nobody" |
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"___ That a Shame" (#1 hit for 18-Across) |
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"It ___ pretty!" |
|
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Gershwin's "It ___ Necessarily So" |
|
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"____ She Sweet" |
|
|
Picnic pest, in this puzzle? |
|
|
"___ No Mountain High Enough" |
|
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"____Misbehavin'" |
|
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Aretha Franklin's "___ No Way" |
|
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Country contraction |
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Isn't wrong |
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"You ___ seen nothin' yet!" |
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"___ That a Shame" |
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"___ That a Shame" (1955 hit) |
|
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Isn't on the street? |
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____ Misbehavin' |
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____ it the truth! |
|
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Waller's "____ Misbehavin'" |
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"___ I a stinker?" (Bugs Bunny line) |
|
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1971 Grammy song "___ No Sunshine" |
|
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"- We Got Fun?" |
|
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Four Tops hit "__No Woman" |
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"___ it the truth?" |
|
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"That___hay!" |
|
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___ We Got Fun |
|
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Grammarian's eyebrow raiser |
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Temptations' "_____ Too Proud to Beg" |
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Old song "_____ She Sweet?" |
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"_____ We Got Fun?" |
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"I _____ Got Nobody" (20's hit) |
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"I ___ Got Nobody," 1916 song |
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Solecist's word |
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"You ___ heard nothin' . . . " |
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"___ She Sweet?": 1927 song |
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"___ We Got Fun?": 1921 song |
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Solecist's contraction |
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"___ Misbehavin'," Waller hit |
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"___ She Sweet" |
|
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__ Misbehavin' |
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Grammatical no-no |
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"___ Misbehavin'," 1929 song |
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Substandard contraction |
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"___ That a Shame": 1955 tune |
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Start of a B'way title: 1978 |
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"It ___ Me, Babe," Dylan song |
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"___ Misbehavin' " |
|
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Grammatical goof |
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|
Solecistic contraction |
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"___ Misbehavin'" (Waller, Brooks, Razaf) |
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Isn't commonly |
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Negative no-no |
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"I ___ Got Nobody" |
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Solecism |
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Solecistic word |
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"It ___ a fit night . . . " |
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"Hit 'em where they ___": Keeler |
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"___ fit night . . . " |
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"___ we got fun!" |
|
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"___ we got fun" |
|
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"And that ___ hay" |
|
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Contraction of sorts |
|
|
Common contraction |
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Slangy contraction |
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"That ___ hay" |
|
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"You ___ heard nothin' yet" |
|
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It isn't isn't |
|
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Unscholarly contraction |
|
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Vulgar negative |
|
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"It ___ necessarily so" |
|
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"___ we got fun?" |
|
|
Familiar solecism |
|
|
"There ___ no Santa Claus" |
|
|
Common contraction of sorts |
|
|
Negative contraction of sorts |
|
|
"___ what she used . . . " |
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"___ we got fun." |
|
|
Coarse contraction. |
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Slangy contraction. |
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|
Common vulgarism. |
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|
Common solecism. |
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"It ___ necessarily so . . . " |
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"It ___ Necessarily So." |
|
|
Grammarian's problem. |
|
|
Common contraction. |
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|
Verbal contraction. |
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|
Solecistic contraction. |
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|
Controversial contraction. |
|
|
Controversial verbal contraction. |
|
|
Grammatical liability. |
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|
That word in the new dict. |
|
|
"I ___ got nobody . . . " |
|
|
Is not. |
|
|
Much-used solecism. |
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|
Contraction of "are not," "am not," etc. |
|
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Negative verbal contraction. |
|
|
Acceptable contraction for "am not." |
|
|
Ungrammatical negative. |
|
|
Dialectal contraction. |
|
|
Colloquial negative contraction. |
|
|
Bit of bad grammar. |
|
|
"___ She 'Sweet.'" |
|
|
Grammarian's horror. |
|
|
Grammatical slip. |
|
|
"___ Misbehavin'." |
|
|
"She ___ what she used to be . . . " |
|
|
Isn't, improperly. |
|
|
"___ She Sweet.” |
|
|
"___ She Sweet!" |
|
|
"It ___ gonna rain no more." |
|
|
"I ___ Got Nobody.” |
|
|
Contraction accepted by some authorities. |
|
|
Inelegant verb form. |
|
|
"___ She Sweet?” |
|
|
Grammar taboo |
|
|
"You ___ kidding!" |
|
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"You ___ about that life!" |
|
|
Second word in Elvis's hit "Hound Dog" |
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___ It Cool News |
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