“If something is propulsive, it propels. Ergo, if something is repulsive, it repels. It doesn’t repulse.”
In context
Alan (to his listeners): If you find something compulsive, it compels. If something is propulsive, it propels. Ergo, if something is repulsive, it repels. It doesn’t repulse.
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The scene
Alan on a radio rant about grammar, after yesterday’s discussion about the word repulse.
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Quick answers
Who says "If something is propulsive, it propels. Ergo, if something is..."?
Alan Partridge says it in Welcome to the Places of My Life.
Where is this Alan Partridge quote from?
It is from Welcome To The Places Of My Life (Welcome to the Places of My Life). The full script is on this site.