Fwd: dictionary

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at mst.edu> wrote:
> I don't see the reason for all the angst here. Why not simply translate "smuvati" as "seduce" and
> move on to the next item? What am I missing here?

I think that he's looking for some kind of slang equivalent that
contains the concept of "seduction" and not merely a simple
translation. Something that's like, you know… Perhaps "colorful" is
what I'm reaching for.

"I said 'My! My!'
Like the spider to the fly
Jump right ahead
In my web!"
-The Rolling Stones

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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
-Mark Twain

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