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Knoxienne
2093
Because of damn! It makes me think of cursing that dust that always comes back, or I suppose it could also refer to the low value coin, the dam where we got the phrase, "It's not worth a tinker's dam." Dust is not very valuable! :) I love mnemonics.
December 16, 2014
Tinker's dam was new to me. But, do you know that "damm" also means dam, not the tinker thing, but the water barrier? And "dam" (long Swedish a) means lady :).
December 16, 2014
Thanks for that clarification. My first thought actually was "my brother's house is full of women" :-)
July 31, 2015
Arnauti
- 885
That's Av jord är du kommen. Jord skall du åter varda in the older translation and Jord är du och jord skall du åter bli. in a newer one.
March 2, 2016
