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Funny. (Might not be suitable for Jimbob5).
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Sage counsel.
Ashley it's not a bad gag but if you want some thumbs up you need to add the words Palace and c..t
- Jan 3, 2012
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But when Irving Berlin wrote "Let's Face The Music and Dance", he wrote "There may be trouble ahead".
Megazone
On his last warning
- Jan 3, 2012
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Isn't that what he's just said?
Quite possibly. I was just trying to show off my vast musical knowledge..... which I had to check on Wikipedia.
You would not have to be Irving Berlin to hear that 'there might be trouble ahead' does not roll off the tongue as well as 'there may be trouble ahead'. Musically Irving was definitely right but I've always thought of 'may' as meaning something is allowed,
- Jan 3, 2012
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Totally agree. I was almost going to make the point that the "may" version just sounds better - rolls off the tongue, as you say. I will never forget Angela Rippon doing it on the Morecambe and Wise Show.