"Do I feel lucky, punk?" This misquoted line is spoken by "Harry Callahan" , played by Clint Eastwood, in the film "Dirty Harry" , directed by Don Siegel (1971).

"Dirty Harry" plays dirty and, somewhat surprisingly, he plays with pronouns too! Many people simplify this quote into a basic, "Do you feel lucky, punk?" But what Harry says is much more complicated: "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?" Look at the complexity there. Inside quotation marks. First- and second-person pronouns. Dirty Harry: vigilante of choice for grammar nerds everywhere.

You've heard this if someone wants to know if you're feeling lucky or you're at a really aggressive punk rock show.

For some reason economists and journalists keep misquoting Dirty Harry in reference to Greece's economic crisis. If Harry retires, he has a job in international news waiting for him.

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