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Phrases That Outlived Their Inspiration

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams
Published July 9, 2019 at 12:55 PM CDT
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We still say "hang up the phone" even though we rarely actually do hang it up. Our Militant Grammarian is back with some phrases that have outlived their inspiration.  

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Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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