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  1. January 20th, 2003, 09:10 AM #16
    Platypus
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    Originally posted by Ya_know
    I can' t see how "just deserts" makes any sense
    A lot of people find that hard to follow, eg:

    http://www.snopes.com/language/notthink/deserts.htm

    Basically "desert" (pronounced like after-meal sweets) means "that which is deserved".

    So "just deserts" concisely says "those things which are justly deserved".

    Hope that helps.
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  2. January 20th, 2003, 09:13 AM #17
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    Thanks for clearing that up!
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