Re: Figures of speech (was CFFA V2.0)

[Mike Maginnis <maginnis@tarnover.org>]

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 03:59:36 GMT, Jerry
<blip_awanderin_blip@blipyahoo.ca> wrote:

>Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>> I will refer your question to the Department of Redundancy Department.
>> 
>> In the same (but no longer remotely on-topic) vein, one frequently
>> hears the experession "and et cetera", which is correctly criticized
>> as being redundant.  What is not well known, is that "et cetera" is
>> latin for "and the rest", but "cetera" is a contraction of the greek
>> "kai heteros", meaning "and the rest".  So Romans were being redundant
>> in putting "et" in front of it!
>> 
>> The literal translation of "and et cetera", then, is "and and and the
>> rest".  ;-)
>
>Which w-w-w-would be p-p-p-perfect for s-s-someone with a 
>stutt-t-t-ering p-p-problem.

"It's just a ff-f-f-figure of speech, Bodie."

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