Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0008613, Sun, 21 Sep 2003 12:46:07 -0700

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Fw: " triple viol" overtones in ADA
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Subject: Re: " triple viol" overtones


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> More overtones:
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> 'triple viol' = French for 'triple rape'
>
> 'Viol' points back to the wild violets closely associated with the sweet
> captain.
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> 'Violet' occurs 40 times in ADA.
> 'Violent' occurs 12 times.
> 'Violin' occurs 5 times.
> 'Violated'; once
> 'Violarium'; once
> Viola'; twice
> 'Viol'; once.
>