Re: It sucks!
| From: | <bjm10@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, June 20, 2001, 18:33 |
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On Wed, 20 Jun 2001, John Cowan wrote:
> "no treat at all", just as "Dutch courage" is no real courage at all.
Roundabout my neck of the woods growing up, "Dutch courage" had a more
specific meaning than "false courage". It referred to the "courage" one
gets from drunkenness. It also was used to refer to distilled alcoholic
liquors.
> "Dutch auction" (one in which the price starts high and is lowered until
> someone bids), OTOH, I believe represent actual Dutch practice.
Although I've heard that called a "Polish auction", too.