Date:  Sun, 10 Sep 1995 10:46:02 -0400

From:  David Muschell <dmuschel[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU>

Subject: Re: 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



"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

"Absence makes the false heart wander."



David