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From: Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2024 09:10:42 +1200
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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.


>    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!
>