In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Nic James Ferrier
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>> <Sigh> A "double entendre" often refers to something with a negative
>> meaning. I was basically asking if that's what he was implying without being
>> defensive.
>
>In English a dounle entendre is not negative. It's rude.
See:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entendre>
noting that the efforts to explain the "barman" joke are misplaced, as
there is a cocktail (drink) called the "double entendre".
>It's not normally considered negative. Just silly.
I dispute that!
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