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dubious distintion
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0 Distin 01 b 01 u 00 c 02 u 02 b 00 tion. = honor 02 br 00 Dubious = doubtful 02 br 02 br 00 He has the dubious distinction of being the first to cross the international date line running backwards. 0-
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0 Distin 01 b 01 u 00 c 02 u 02 b 00 tion. = honor 02 br
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0 I think it hangs on because it has a nice sound to it. "dubious" means "doubtful," and a "distinction" is like an honor, or something which sets you apart from others. The expression is used to poke fun at something which supposedly makes you special or distinguished, since it's "doubtfulness" suggests there may be nothing special about it at all. "I have the dubious distinction of singing
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