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‘I’m no prude, but Mary Whitehouse was right’

June 2, 2010 By admin

The second one this week.

But will everyone stop using the expressions “I hate to say it, but” and “I’m not a prude, but”?

The proper response to each is “Why?”, and “So what if you are?”

The phrase before any “but” is 99% unnecessary or a lie.

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