Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008618, Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:21:41 -0700

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Fw: Re: " triple viol" overtones
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sZ" <keithsz@concentric.net>
> To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 9:15 PM
> Subject: Re: " triple viol" overtones
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> > More overtones:
> >
> > 'triple viol' = French for 'triple rape'
> >
> > 'Viol' points back to the wild violets closely associated with the sweet
> > captain.
> >
> > 'Violet' occurs 40 times in ADA.
> > 'Violent' occurs 12 times.
> > 'Violin' occurs 5 times.
> > 'Violated'; once
> > 'Violarium'; once
> > Viola'; twice
> > 'Viol'; once.
> >