From: benlizro@ihug.co.nz   
      
   On 6/07/2024 7:51 a.m., Stefan Ram wrote:   
   > wugi  wrote or quoted:   
   >> Not an explanation, but it seems like a demonstration of how English   
   >> likes to see things in "double" ;-)   
   >   
   >    Out in the Golden State, folks toss around "null and void" in certain   
   >    situations, maybe 'cause one word alone doesn't cut the mustard.   
   >    - Another way how English likes to see things in "double" ;-)   
      
   "Null and void" goes back to the 17th century. It's legal language,   
   which often likes to pair words like this, sometimes with subtly   
   different senses.   
      
      
   >    In the City of Light, they're all about "aujourd'hui" instead of plain   
   >    old "hui."   
   >   
   >    Maybe sometimes people just feel "panties" is too short!   
   >   
      
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