Sujet : Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????
De : ram (at) *nospam* zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram)
Groupes : sci.langDate : 05. Jul 2024, 20:51:29
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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" ;-)
In the City of Light, they're all about "aujourd'hui" instead of plain
old "hui."
Maybe sometimes people just feel "panties" is too short!