LL-L "Idiomatica" 2004.07.30 (08) [E]

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From: Elsie Zinsser <ezinsser at icon.co.za>
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2004.07.30 (02) [A/E]

Hi all

I also remember the expression in German "Er ist über die Brücke" meaning
that the person in question belongs to the gay fraternity.

Regards
Elsie Zinsser
 >such as _hey is över d'n dyk_ (<He is över'n Diek>) 'he
>disappeared/escaped'.  Does anyone know if you can use it to mean
>'disappear' in reference to things, and if it, too, can mean 'to die'?

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Idiomatica

Elsie:

> "Er ist über die Brücke"

i.e., German for "He's across the bridge."

I've never heard this one before and assume it's an offshoot of _vom anderen
Ufer_ "from the other bank/shore."

Having a slightly disparaging flavor, I expect this kind of expression to be
fading away now, at least in some circles ... or so I'd like to hope.

I like to think of bridges as connections rather than as divisions.

Groete,
Reinhard/Ron

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