Posted on Jan 16, 2021

Grammar Nazis

CPT Jack Durish

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Foisted on his own petard

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Posted 4 y ago

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Posted 4 y ago

As an English teacher, I can appreciate this!!!

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PO1 H Gene Lawrence

Posted 4 y ago

I’m left speechless. I hope I said that right! LOL

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SPC John Smith

Posted 4 y ago

I believe it’s, “Hoist by his own petard.” A petard was sometimes used to assassinate rivals. Early explosives were very tricky and many would be blown up, or to use the slang of the period, “Hoist”, by their own mortar/explosives, or “Petard”.

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