Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????

On 6/07/2024 7:51 a.m., Stefan Ram wrote:

wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> wrote or quoted:

Not an explanation, but it seems like a demonstration of how English
likes to see things in "double" ;-)

 
Out in the Golden State, folks toss around "null and void" in certain
situations, maybe 'cause one word alone doesn't cut the mustard.
- Another way how English likes to see things in "double" ;-)

 
"Null and void" goes back to the 17th century. It's legal language,
which often likes to pair words like this, sometimes with subtly
different senses.