Re: [tied] Re: Reversal of meanings

At 1:57:52 AM on Sunday, May 29, 2005, pielewe wrote:

> In Dutch the collocation meaning 'old whore, aged
> prostitute' can be used metaphorically in the meaning
> 'person who talks too much'.

Ah, thank you: now I understand why I once saw Lord Peter
Wimsey described as an 'oudehoer'.

Brian