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   Ross Clark  wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Not ecclesiastical?   
      
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