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Old 04-19-2018, 04:50 PM   #3053
IamNotKenKing
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Originally Posted by Mattman View Post
Melnyk and his Ottawa Senators.

Case and point.
You mean to say case in point.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dict...e%20in%20point

Definition of case in point
: an illustrative, relevant, or pertinent case

And from writingexplained.org
https://writingexplained.org/case-in...case-and-point

Trick to Remember the Difference:
A trick you can use when you’re stuck choosing case and point or case in point.

You should always choose case in point. It is the correct version of this idiom and has been since roughly 1647.
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