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'Lying' is an adjective modifying 'thief'. 'Liar thief' is a noun-noun pair which shows no collocation in current English.
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| Fri Mar 30, 2007 18:36 pm meaning of "lying thief" |
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But using "dishonest" assumes that the thief also must be lying, doesnt it? (so, IMO, it would be sufficient to say whether "lying" or "dishonest")
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| Fri Mar 30, 2007 18:47 pm meaning of "lying thief" |
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A philosophical question might be: "Is there really any such thing as an honest thief?"  |
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| Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:08 pm meaning of "lying thief" |
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Hi,
What happened to my post?
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| Sat Mar 31, 2007 14:10 pm meaning of "lying thief" |
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Maybe some lying thief stole it post-post, EU.  |
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| Sat Mar 31, 2007 14:57 pm meaning of "lying thief" |
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I deleted it and another one that did not advance the thread, Englishuser. As I recall, your post contradicted Yankee's previous post, but offered no explanation of any kind. Such a post is counterproductive.
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| Sat Mar 31, 2007 15:47 pm meaning of "lying thief" |
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| Oops. I hadn't seen any other posts and assumed EU might have been joking -- which is why I replied with what was intended to be a joke... |
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| Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:36 am meaning of "lying thief" |
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Hi Conchita,
If that's the case, I'll certainly pack my bags and leave the scene. Rest assured that your fears will not be realised and the matter, as they say, is in hand.
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| Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:54 am meaning of "lying thief" |
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Thank you, Alan, for smoothing out the situation with your timely intervention.
You do have a knack for laughing things off. |
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| Sun Apr 01, 2007 13:11 pm meaning of "lying thief" |
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And may all your wishes come true.
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| Sun Apr 01, 2007 13:44 pm meaning of "lying thief" |
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Why, thank you MM for your gracious and professional response to my undiplomatic post. |
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