On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 07:07:00PM +0200, David Fokkema wrote: > On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 12:14:36PM -0400, ScruLoose wrote: > > There's a long history in English (especially informal English, maybe) > > of using 'sweet' for 'good' in some circumstances. > > From the pop song some years back that mentioned "kisses sweeter than > > wine" which makes no literal sense because neither kisses nor (decent) > > wine are actually sweet-tasting -- to the widespread use of "sweet > > deal!" to describe a particularly impressive bargain... > > Ah, of course... This reminds me of a line in a children's song: 'wie > zoet is krijgt lekkers' meaning 'those who are sweet will receive > candy/cookies/whatever' (I don't know the word in english which > describes the whole range of candy/cookies/etc.).
Ironically, the word you probably want in at least British English would be "sweets". :) -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
