Re: OT. How the Dutch view our Election

On Thu, 1 May 2008 14:26:13 -0700 (PDT), gearhead
<nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On May 1, 12:53 pm, bill.slo...@xxxxxxxx wrote:

I don't have have any published and cited papers on
grimness
Bill Sloman, Nijmegen


Perhaps not on grimness per se, but close --
I cite "Sloman's Dutch-English Lexicography," p. 1337:

"English: grim
Dutch: doodsbleek

The Dutch word is also sometimes used in casual English parlance,
for example 'Phil Allison -- that dude's bleak.'"


Exhaustive double-blind studies have proven that the best electronic
designs are those that are thoroughly beer-reviewed.

John

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