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Re: It sucks!

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 20, 2001, 18:29
Steg Belsky wrote:


> Although, i remember reading (not hearing) the expression "going Dutch" > to mean "when a couple on a date shares paying instead of one of them > paying for both".
Exactly: this is a short version of "Dutch treat", which means "no treat at all", just as "Dutch courage" is no real courage at all. Most of these phrases date back to the English-Dutch wars. "Dutch auction" (one in which the price starts high and is lowered until someone bids), OTOH, I believe represent actual Dutch practice. -- There is / one art || John Cowan <jcowan@...> no more / no less || http://www.reutershealth.com to do / all things || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan with art- / lessness \\ -- Piet Hein

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