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Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal Jeffrey Goldberg | 25 comments (25 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal (none / 1)
Same thing or meaning, no?

by shergald on Thu Mar 18th, 2010 at 09:24:00 AM EST
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Re: Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal (none / 0)
To avenge is to take vengeance on behalf of someone. So Inigo Montoya avenged his father by taking revenge on Humperdinck.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Mar 18th, 2010 at 09:26:41 AM EST
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Re: Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal (none / 1)
1 : to take vengeance for or on behalf of

2 : to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer

Merriam-Webster

I think we are both correct. But the context also speaks to what is meant here, 2.

by shergald on Thu Mar 18th, 2010 at 10:54:50 AM EST
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Re: Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal (none / 0)
Yes, you can avenge a victim (meaning 1) or avenge a wrong (meaning 2) but you cannot avenge a wrongdoer (your meaning).

The brainless should not be in banking -- Willem Buiter
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 18th, 2010 at 11:10:23 AM EST
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Re: Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal (none / 1)
My sense is that Cole believes that he was wronged by the words/accusations of Jeffrey Goldberg, and many others listed, which he is taking time to verbally avenge or get back at.

by shergald on Thu Mar 18th, 2010 at 02:55:54 PM EST
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Re: Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal (none / 1)
PS: In truth, it was originally takes revenge on, but for room in the title bar, I went for the shorter avenge.

by shergald on Thu Mar 18th, 2010 at 02:57:25 PM EST
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Re: Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal (none / 0)
You can lead a horse to water, but....
by gioele (gioele(daught)sandler(aaaattttt)gmail(daught)kom) on Fri Mar 19th, 2010 at 02:57:47 AM EST
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