>>And there, of course, is the rub. Many of us use language in a connotative manner, rather than a definitive one. The connotations often have no corresponding meaning in another part of the world, and so others end up assuming definition instead.
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>>Just don't buy a phrase translation book from Michael Palin. ;)
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>Almost right. It wasn't Michael Palin you shouldn't buy the book from, but Terry Jones, IIRC.

Mmmm... not sure anymore, but wasn't it Terry who was the tobacconist and Michael Palin who was on trial?