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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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