[lit-ideas] Re: "No offence meant"; "None taken" -- the implicature

  • From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:46:11 EDT

Oops, I notice a typo -- is it. The phrase seems to be "no offence MEANT",  
rather than "no offence MADE". Actually, if it's the antonym of 'taken', it  
should be "no offence GIVEN". 
 



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