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Robin Bignall  
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 More options Oct 17 2012, 3:02 pm
Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
From: Robin Bignall <docro...@ntlworld.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:02:14 +0100
Local: Wed, Oct 17 2012 3:02 pm
Subject: Re: How come they say aided AND abetted?
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:09:55 -0700 (PDT), Matti Lamprhey

<ma...@totally-official.com> wrote:
>On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 3:04:05 PM UTC+1, athel...@yahoo wrote:
>> On 2012-10-14 16:03:43 +0200, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> said:
>> (of "aid and abet")

>> Lawyers like it because it avoids arguments about whether there is any
>> difference between a will and testament, etc.

>This is the usual explanation of the apparent redundancy.  Another example is "let or hindrance", confusing because "let" would appear to be antithetic to "hindrance".

>(PS Hallo again to old and good friends...)

Long time no see.  Many welcomes back.

--
Robin Bignall
(BrE)
Herts, England


 
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