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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>>>In
German we say "length is not necessarily a sign of greatness"<<<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>Fritz,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>You
remind me the apocryphical Napoleon’s words to one of his marshalls who
said „Sire, I am toller than you.“:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>„I
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color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Hayim<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com</st1:PersonName>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Fritz Goerling<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:38
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Lexicog] Re:
Synonymy</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=CS style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:CS'>N</span></font><font
color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS style='font-family:Arial;color:blue;
mso-ansi-language:CS'>ick,</span></font><span lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:
CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>I am
not sure whether I understand what you mean by "no significant difference
when comparing</span></font><span lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>the
combination ..." It makes some sense to me when talking about
"synonymy."</span></font><span lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>When
talking about "collocations", a "little big man" is
certainly not the same as a "big little man." </span></font><span
lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>Some
"little big men" were already mentioned in this discussion. I add
Nelson and the late</span></font><span lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>Ivorian
president Houphouet-Boigny, a short man, whom they referred to with respect</span></font><span
lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>"short
man with long arms." In German we say "length is not necessarily a
sign of greatness".</span></font><span lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:
CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'>What
does your interesting little emoticon </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
mso-ansi-language:CS'>>(„“-) </span></font><font
color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS style='font-family:Arial;color:blue;
mso-ansi-language:CS'>mean?</span></font><span lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:
CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>>></span></font><font
color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS style='font-family:Arial;color:blue;
mso-ansi-language:CS'>... and in the American movie where Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Denis de Vito</span></font><span lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span lang=CS style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;
mso-ansi-language:CS'>(the little guy) play TWINS! </span></font><span
lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span lang=CS style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;
mso-ansi-language:CS'>Fritz Goerling</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:CS'> </span></font><font color=blue
face=Arial><span lang=CS style='font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:
CS'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue;mso-ansi-language:
CS'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font color=blue face=Arial><span lang=CS style='font-family:
Arial;color:blue;mso-ansi-language:CS'> </span></font><span lang=CS
style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:CS'>Nick
Miller wrote:</span></font><span lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:CS'>Don</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>’</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=CS style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:CS'>t forget “Little-Big Man“.
Or Little-Big Horn for that matter. >(„“-) </span></font><span
lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:CS'>Using
Copernic Agent (searching in 10 UK search engines, strictly keeping to the word
order) there was no significant difference when comparing the combination
big/little and little/big or big/small and small/big. Rather inclusive…</span></font><span
lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=CS
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:CS'>NM</span></font><span
lang=CS style='mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
CS'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=CS
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:CS'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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