Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008614, Sun, 21 Sep 2003 12:46:30 -0700

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Re: " triple viol" overtones
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From: "sZ" <keithsz@concentric.net>
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Subject: Re: " triple viol" overtones


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> More overtones:
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> 'triple viol' = French for 'triple rape'
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> 'Viol' points back to the wild violets closely associated with the sweet
> captain.
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> 'Violet' occurs 40 times in ADA.
> 'Violent' occurs 12 times.
> 'Violin' occurs 5 times.
> 'Violated'; once
> 'Violarium'; once
> Viola'; twice
> 'Viol'; once.
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