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The phrase "fish don't have a word for water" (and many permutations thereof) existed before both essays. So it's quite possible that both DFW's speech and Dere
by ahoyhere 15y ago
The phrase "fish don't have a word for water" (and many permutations thereof) existed before both essays. So it's quite possible that both DFW's speech and Derek's essay have nothing to do with each other.
I'm surprised that no one here knows it.
- qeorge 15y agoI hadn't heard that form, but I like it. Its almost a reverse snowclone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowclone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowclone