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Mumbojumbo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Tom, *** and Harry

Is it correct to say -

Every Tom, Dick and Harry has a house.

If not,

please tell me how to use 'Tom, Dick and Harry'

Thanks.

MJ.
  

Top answer

Every Tom, **** and Harry has a house. a) Every Tom has ahouse. b) Every **** has a house.

— Dehbaash

  • Every Tom, **** and Harry has a house.
  • a) Every Tom has ahouse.
  • b) Every **** has a house.
  • c) Every Harry has a house.
  • " which is grammatically correct.
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Every Tom, **** and Harry has a house.

a) Every Tom has ahouse.

b) Every **** has a house.

c) Every Harry has a house.

Combining above sentences(a, b & c) together into a compound sentence, we get "Every Tom, **** and Harry has a house." which is grammatically correct.
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Yes, like in "every boy and girl gets a present", or "everyone of them is happy".
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Is the system bleepining out the name "D i c k" because of its slang connotations? It's also an actual name, you know! (Short for Richard.) There is an idiom, "every Tom, D i c k and Harry" which means "all the most ordinary people" - "it used to be that only celebrities and drug dealers carried cell phones - now it seems that every Tom, D i ck and Harry has one."
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Yes, I'm afraid it is!

The automatic censor is rather zealous.

Apologies to any Richards out there.

MrP
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I was afraid it would delete my reference to chiken ******* in the cooking/baking thread, but that one got by. Scandalous!
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