Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 13:40:24 MST
From: Tom Uharriet UTOM[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ADMN.712.NEBO.EDU
Subject: contempt vs. content
Hello,
I just received a message from someone in Virginia who is familiar
with the expression,
"Familiarity breeds contempt,"
but has never heard,
"Familiarity breeds content."
I, who have lived primarily in the western states (CA, WA, and UT),
had only heard the "content" version. Are both versions in common
usage now or has one of us merely misheard something?
Tom Uharriet
Springville, Utah
utom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]admin.712.nebo.edu