Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 18:11:17 -0400

From: E Wayles Browne ewb2[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CORNELL.EDU

Subject: Re: contempt vs. content



On Fri, 8 Sep 1995, Tom Uharriet wrote:



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



I know only "contempt"--I've lived in Massachusetts, Maryland, and now

New York State.

Wayles Browne, Cornell U. Dept. of Linguistics