File spoon-archives/puptcrit.archive/puptcrit_1999/puptcrit.9908, message 319


From: "ING. SALVADOR CALDERON" <scalderon-AT-ref.pemex.com>
Subject: RE: PUPT: meaning of Appology. Not puppet related
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:19:10 -0600


"Apolog=EDa" does mean high praise in Spanish, althouugh some people
use it erroneously as "disculpa" or defense for an idea under attack.

----- Original Message -----
From: <Evy500-AT-aol.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: PUPT: meaning of Appology. Not puppet related


> Dear Salvador,
>
> Yes, you are correct. I believe that the Spanish equivilent of "apology"
is
> "disculpa." I thought that "apolog=EDa" meant "euology," which can be
defined
> as high praise.
>
> It seems strange that they appear opposite. Then again, most English
speakers
> have tried to say in Spanish, "I am embarrassed" (desconcertar) by
> exclaiming, "Estoy embarazada" (I am pregnant).
>
> -Evy
>
>
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