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Americans say, "A cat's got my tongue." Who says, "A great ox is standing on my tongue"?
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
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Aeschylus 'Agamemnon'. Someone told me that is indication of bribe. But I'm not sure.
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.