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Re: ashanti..



> i dunno, there's this ashanti song out called "rain on me". is that like an 
> abbreviation of "reign o'er me"? 


An abbreviation?  No.  I wouldn't call that an abbreviation.  Two different 
verbs:  rain & reign.  Two different prepositions:  on & over (o'er).  Call
it a similar-sounding phrase with a nod to The Who.  Even though Ashanti
& The Who seem like oil & water to me.

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