On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:53:18 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull>
wrote:

>
>> In any case, that's what it's supposed to do. If some time in your life, 
>> someone tells you not to hire some particular lawyer because he's a real 
>> shylock, you'll know what it means.
>
>Actually, considering Shylock's character, I'm not 100% sure I know what 
>they're trying to imply.

Shylock in the play is not the Shylock that people think he is. This
is where culture comes in. You need to understand the reference and
the popular understanding of it as well.
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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