Whenever One Word Or Letter Can Change The Entire Meaning Of A Sentence, The Probability Of An Error Being Made Will Be In Direct Proportion To The Embarrassment It Will Cause.

Whenever One Word Or Letter Can Change The Entire Meaning Of A Sentence, The Probability Of An Error Being Made Will Be In Direct Proportion To The Embarrassment It Will Cause.

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Whenever one word or letter can change the entire meaning of a sentence,
the probability of an error being made will be in direct proportion
to the embarrassment it will cause.
-- Bob Considine

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