Jerry Seinfeld turns 60 Thursday (April 29), and as the co-creator and star of the most successful sitcom of the past two-plus decades, he probably has everything he wants. So no gifts necessary. 

Instead, let’s focus on what Seinfeld — or more accurately, “Seinfeld” – has given us. The show, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in July 2014, has long since cemented its legacy in the pantheon of great sitcoms — and has also invaded the English language like no show since. The list of catchphrases, putdowns and one-liners Seinfeld , co-creator Larry David and the show’s writers propagated is very, very long, and thanks to constant syndication plays over the years, many of them have become part of our everyday discourse.

Here are a few that really stuck — including one that the show incorrectly gets credit for inventing.

‘Master of your domain’

“The Contest” is widely acknowledged to be among the top handful of “Seinfeld” episodes ever, and a lot…

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