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On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 5:21 PM VIdura Durina <[log in to unmask]
wrote:

> I was just kidding I didn't expect you to take me seriously.
>
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 3:54 PM A Walker Scott <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Man on man defense. Man on man violence. Man on man action. There are a
> > number of different meanings possible for that phrase depending on the
> rest
> > of the sentence. Man on man defence is the same as one on one defense.
> Man
> > on man violence is the same construction as black on black violence. Man
> on
> > man actiin refers to homosexual intercourse. Quite a rang of meanings.
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 2:45 PM VIdura Durina <[log in to unmask]
> > wrote:
> >
> > > "man on man"
> > > I think that means something different.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 10:35 AM A Walker Scott <
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> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Word by word
> > > > Line upon line
> > > > Precept upon precept
> > > > Strength for strength
> > > > Meadure for measure
> > > > Blow by blow
> > > > Man to man
> > > > Man on man
> > > > One on one (two on two, etc.)
> > > > One by one (etc.)
> > > > Little by little
> > > > Bit by bit
> > > > Drop by drop
> > > > Stroke for stroke
> > > > Cheek by cheek
> > > > Arm in arm
> > > > Hand in hand
> > > > Move for move
> > > >
> > > > I'll be thinking of these all day now!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 6:49 AM C. Brickner <
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> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi!In a recent translation exercise I had to translate "eye to
> eye".
> > Of
> > > > > course a synonymous expression could be used, to agree or to
> > disagree,
> > > > but
> > > > > I wanted to be as close to the original as possible. The problem is
> > > that,
> > > > > in a language which uses cases, which are used for these two nouns?
> > And
> > > > > what adposition is used? Which adposition is used varies from
> natlang
> > > to
> > > > > natlang. How do your conlangs translate "We don't see eye to
> eye"?And
> > > > there
> > > > > are similar phrases:The men stood side by side.We live day by
> day.We
> > > > heard
> > > > > the same sound night after night.The soldiers fought hand to
> hand.Any
> > > > > others?Thanks.Charlie
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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