Re: Titanic (was: Naming mp3 players ...)
| From: | Joe <joe@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, January 25, 2003, 8:01 |
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On Saturday 25 January 2003 4:12 am, John Cowan wrote:
> Arthaey Angosii scripsit:
> > >syllables, it can only be a proper noun. Thus, "jakuza" means "lost
> > >lightweight container." I'm stumped at this point; what _proper_ noun
> > > could "lost lightweight container" refer to? Suggestions solicited.
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> > I'm not sure what the lightweight one would be, but its heavyweight
> > counterpart is certainly the Titanic. :)
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> The Titanic isn't lost; we know exactly where it is.
True, but there is more than one definition for lost. Lost, as in destroyed.