Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0012642, Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:05:50 -0400

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Re: pardonner/ perdonner
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Don, my exclamation mark indicated amusement, not offence. My French is
erratic, slightly Hispano-Italian French when written especially. So it
may
not have been a typo. Thanks for the explanation of the potential pun.
Penny.

By the way, I've just learned the French for 'Spoonerism':
contrepe[acute]terie, which has interesting punning potential too.

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