Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/07/24
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Double d?tente or double entendre, they should have left out the apostrophe.
Seems to have caught on . . .
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/we-sell-ar-15s-banner-at-sc-pawn-shop-takes-jab-at-dicks-sporting-goods
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2018/05/dean-weingarten/gun-shops-were-not-all-dicks/
https://me.me/i/modern-we-sell-ars-because-were-not-dicks-antique-sv-21546654
On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 5:01 AM, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:
> Wiki : "However, the English formulation is a corruption of the authentic
> French expression ? double entente ("double meaning").[4] <
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entendre#cite_note-reverso-4> Modern
> French uses double sens instead; the phrase double entendre has no real
> meaning in the modern French language."
>
> :-(
>
> "Double d?tente" (double trigger), might be more connected with the
> subject?
>
> Amities
>
> Philippe
>
>
>
> > Le 24 juil. 2018 ? 09:59, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a
> ?crit :
> >
> > And as Mr. Rodgers might say: "Can you say 'double entendre?'"
> > --Peter
> >
> > Chris Crawford wrote:
> > > The sign references Dick's Sporting Goods, a large chain that sells
> hunting
> > > gear. They announced recently that they would stop selling AR-15
> rifles, and
> > > would only sell hunting rifles and shotguns.
> > >
> > Peter Klein wrote:
> > >> A sign of the times. Seen in Sequim, Washington...
> > >>
> > >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/
> 43557634992/in/dateposted-public/>
> > >>
> > >> Olympus E-M5 and 45/1.8. It's pronounced "skwim."
> > >> --Peter
> > >>
> >
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