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    I'm pretty sure he is the Happiest Man Alive right now ... The greatest piece of joy fell right into his hands

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    Default Re: is it correct to say

    Quote Originally Posted by mjirani1991 View Post
    I'm pretty sure he is the Happiest Man Alive right now ... [though the capitals aren't necessary] The greatest piece of joy fell right into his hands
    'Piece of joy' sounds odd; BNC (British National Corpus (BYU-BNC)) doesn't have a single instance.

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