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#1 2007-07-15 01:39:33

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'no it all' for 'know it all'

Particularly eggcornish when the ‘know it all’ is accused of being persistently negative. 3,000+ ghits:

Are you concerned that I’m going to act like a no-it-all, act like they’re father (or mother) and try to put out their creativity ...
www.dibdabdoo.com/careers/greyhair.htm

We have a NO-It-All daughter who is just like her NO-It-All mom. And the daughter really hates it when Mom contradicts her.
askmrslinklater.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_archive.html

I for one hate to admitt it but it seems he is starting to turn into a no it all, never his fault guy.
forums-beta.sportingnews.com/topic.php?p=2174247

Anyone like to argue with a no-it-all 17 year old?
www.soapinmama.com/

ehhhh, I don’t mean to sound like a no-it-all here, but… first of all, Alexander Samuelsson did not design or invent the famous contour Coca-Cola bottle.
www.wombatfile.com/2006/06/the_friday_q … ering.html

I guess you could say I was a no it all…. Well that attitude, that stubborness, that pig headed attitude that I could do it by myself… Cost me big time.
www.nationalinvestorsnetwork.com/HomePa … index.html

hey, not to be a ‘no-it-all’ but one of those quotes are wrong.
www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/printthread.php?t=41396

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#2 2007-07-15 07:38:25

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
Posts: 1456

Re: 'no it all' for 'know it all'

Since we’re on the no/know theme, here’s one going in the other direction (from elsewhere in the Forum)...

KNOW-brainer (no-) by jorkel Contribute! 0 2006-11-19 16:43:33 by jorkel

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