[PW] Re: ? Top Quotations of 2006 (Quotation Query #636)

[Alan Hope]

On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 15:20:01 -0500 (EST), you wrote:

>This is a time-sensitive question with a deadline of Saturday.  Reuters is 
>asking me for a list of the top quotations of the year 2006, so I would 
>welcome suggestions of particularly famous or otherwise notable quotations 
>or phrases originating in 2006.  Quotations can relate to world events, 
>U.S. politics, entertainment, sports, or any other subject.

I don't understand. Don't you keep records for yourself? You'll get
answers consisting of lists other people have made, which you'll then
pass on to Reuter's? 

>Fred Shapiro

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See, this is exactly why I would have thought you'd be able to handle
such a query for yourself. 

Is Reuter's paying you? Will you be letting them know what websites
you took the list from? 


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