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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 10:57 pm
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Often the superfluous "do" is an implicit recognition that you think they're full of it.

We know that you think we're indifferent about it, but we do hope you enjoy your flight.

I'll bet the flight crews got the idea by listening to the conversations of married people.
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