Date:  Fri, 8 Sep 1995 14:11:22 -0600

From:  Bruce Gelder <bgelder[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CAMEL.SIM.ES.COM>

Subject: Re: contempt vs. content



>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?



I've mainly lived in Utah, and I've never heard the "content" version--only

the "contempt" version.



--Bruce Gelder

bgelder[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]es.com