iheard "Word just got out ..." "Word has it . . ." "Someone told me..." "Someone just told me" "Someone already told me" "People say ... " "People are saying . . ." "My sources told me ..." "___ the bells on . . . " "__ that!" (eavesdropper's remark) 'Someone told me ...' '-- It Through the Grapevine' "It has come to my attention ..." Start of a rumor "Music ___ with you . . . ": Aiken " . . . since ___ thee last": Cowper "___ you the first time!" "Rumor has it..." "Rumor has it . . ." Gossip's start Rumormonger's intro Gossip's intro "Word is . . ." "My sources told me . . ."