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"gift" in German means "poison."
Even this is no accident, since both senses derive from the same root: give/geben. But don't tell me now that a poisoned gift is a pleonasm..
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Mercy and merci? nemo 12/27/00 07:57 PM Re: Mercy and merci? belMarduk 12/27/00 08:32 PM Re: Mercy and merci? tsuwm 12/27/00 09:46 PM Re: Mercy and merci? wsieber 01/05/01 11:18 AM Re: Pleonasm belMarduk 01/06/01 01:00 AM Re: Pleonasm Capital Kiwi 01/06/01 03:14 AM Re: Pleonasm belMarduk 01/06/01 03:55 PM
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