[Dixielandjazz] Change one letter - or just the punctuation

Dick Baker djml at dickbaker.org
Sun Feb 12 18:18:50 PST 2012


My favorite variation on this one is the British girl who asks,

"What is this thing called, Love?"


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>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Change one letter in a song title.
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>Eric writes about "the mate that fate had me cremated for" and how a
>simple letter change can affect a song meaning and/or title. One can
>do the same thing with punctuation. For example:
>
>"What Is This Thing Called Love?"
>
>What?  Is This Thing Called Love?
>
>What Is This?  Thing Called Love?
>
>What Is This Thing?  Called Love?
>
>What is this Thing Called?  Love.

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