{"id":1112,"date":"2007-08-06T08:32:58","date_gmt":"2007-08-06T13:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/what-is-a-fuzzy-phrase\/"},"modified":"2007-08-06T08:32:52","modified_gmt":"2007-08-06T13:32:52","slug":"what-is-a-fuzzy-phrase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/what-is-a-fuzzy-phrase\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Fuzzy Phrase?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rock Star <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/08\/fuzzy-phrases\/\">posted on fuzzy phrases<\/a> just about a year ago.  I believe I have uncovered a pristine example from an email I received this morning:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The deadline is mid September.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rock Star posted on fuzzy phrases just about a year ago. 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