Saturday, August 25, 2007

English for Runaways #266

Here’s a not so obvious one but I’ve heard it many times, especially from lawyers. If you are guilty then you have been caught, charged and possibly fined for breaking the law or a rule. If you have a good lawyer then he will prove you innocent, which does not mean that you really are. The German word 'gültig' may have a similar phonetic ring to 'guilty', but 'gültig'means valid, justifiable or legitimate.

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