A firm opinion
T:Â Can I have more goldfish?
A:Â Okay, but you have to let me clean out your ears afterward.
T: That’s a sturdy trick! (pause) What does sturdy mean?
T:Â Can I have more goldfish?
A:Â Okay, but you have to let me clean out your ears afterward.
T: That’s a sturdy trick! (pause) What does sturdy mean?
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One of our favorite of Peter’s malapropisms was calling something a “dusty” trick instead of a “dirty” trick. “Dirty trick” is an odd phrase. And both dusty tricks and sturdy tricks could be useful to call out now and then.