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Subject: Re: spoiler, don't read if you want to try
From: Dan the Melon Man
Posted: Thu Jul 13. 2006, 11:22 UTC
Followup to: "spoiler, don't read if you want to try"  by mmmm  (Thu Jul 13. 2006, 10:07 UTC)
> > 10. What does the word for tip in many languages mean when translated 
> > 
> > directly into English?
> > (a) bribe
> > (b) gift
> > (c) reward
> > (d) drink money
> 
> D.  I find this so ironic given the amount of drink my fellow tipped 
> co-workers consume.


Then I take issue with the question.

http://www.westegg.com/etymology/#propina
OK, many different words in many European languages literaly imply "drink 
money" (Even through to India where it's "tea money" also)
but neither "Trinkgeld", "Gorjeta" nor "Propina" is the word in many 
languages. 

.dan.


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