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Americans say, "A cat's got my tongue." Who says, "A great ox is standing on my tongue"?
Booknotes: Somewhere Toward Freedom
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
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ReplyDeleteNice Blog!
rinobod,
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely correct! You are also correct that the sentence seems to imply some sort of enforced, rather than involuntary, silence (although I am not aware of the bribery angle), e.g., "I am under orders not to speak."
I'm delighted to have you here.