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Sat 8 Oct, 2011 06:26 am
"Differentiate or die, or so the saying goes."
Does "or so the sying goes" have exactly the same meaning as "a saying goes like this" or "there is a saying that"?
@Justin Xu,
Justin Xu wrote:
Does "or so the sying goes" have exactly the same meaning as "a saying goes like this" or "there is a saying that"?
"Or so the saying goes" comes after the quoted saying so it cannot have the same meaning as "a saying goes like this:" or "there is a saying that" because those two phrases would go before the saying.
"Or so the saying goes" could be replaced with "a well-known saying says"
@Justin Xu,
Quote:"Differentiate or die, or so the saying goes."
Does "or so the saying goes" have exactly the same meaning as "a saying goes like this" or "there is a saying that"?
Used in this fashion, the idea COULD be that the speaker/writer is [slightly] mocking the saying, suggesting that the saying isn't really accurate.
@JTT,
Can be used to cover slight embarrassment at the use of a cliche or old saw.
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