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#1 2007-01-06 15:53:53

abamji
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Harping back

Heard this one today.

Does one harp back, or hark back? The difference between playing and listening perhaps…

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#2 2007-01-08 00:45:43

patschwieterman
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Re: Harping back

The short answer is that the standard phrase is “to hark back.”

The long answer can be found in this lengthy Language Log post from June, 2004: http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/language … 01117.html

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