Re: Language-based humor

izzy wrote:

> Only a minority of English idioms are translations of foreign
> idioms/puns. The majority of English idioms were formed by the direct
> transliteration (not translation) of a foreign phrase into simple
> English words.

Nothing like proof by assertion. Just repeat bull***, any sort of
bull***, often enough, and it becomes truth. Come on, at it, boy!
Only 22,185 repetitions to go!
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