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Grammar check - nugget of information

 
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BMO



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:26 am    Post subject: Grammar check - nugget of information Reply with quote

Obtaining from him that tiny nugget of information which we know exists is difficult, perhaps a beauty trap is our best bet.

I think it is wrong somewhere, how would you say it?

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You need a new sentence starting with "perhaps."

I think "femme fatale" might be closer to what you mean by "beauty trap" although maybe it's not exactly what you want. How about "sensual spy?"
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"femme fatale" looks like French, what does it mean?

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, it is borrowed from French. It's a seductive, dangerous woman who has ulterior motives. She will get her target into some kind of big trouble.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks bud.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

May I throw in my pennyworth?

A beauty trap, usually called a honey trap, is slang (largely British) for the use of men or women to intimidate or snare others by means of sexual situations. This use of sex to trap or blackmail an individual is standard practice in espionage or intelligence organisations. You will find several references to the use of honey traps in John Le Carr�s espionage novels.

This is quite separate from a woman known as a femme fatale. The term is French, and literally means a disastrous woman (or a deadly woman). It is used to describe a woman who attracts men by an aura of charm and mystery and who lures them into dangerous or compromising situations or who has a destructive effect on those who succumb to her charms
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks advoca. That is just the word I am looking for. Dictionary.com says it is now mainly used in journalism. Why is a honeytrap needed in journalism? Please enlighten.

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