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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Gigantic times three

Three instances of the word "gigantic" appearing on gazeta.pl, the main web page of Gazeta Wyborcza, the newspaper with the largest circulation in Poland.

1.
Rosyjski szantaż. Gigantyczna pożyczka dla Janukowycza za "uspokojenie" Majdanu
http://wyborcza.biz/biznes/1,100896,15488284,Kreml_wzmaga_presje_na_Kijow__Rosyjska_pozyczka_za.html#BoxSlotI3img

This article is illustrated with a Putin's picture.

2.
Gigantyczna awantura o złoża miedzi. KGHM vs konkurenci
http://wyborcza.biz/Gieldy/1,114507,15480742,Prasa__Resort_srodowiska_oddal_wielkie_zloze_miedzi.html#BoxBizTxt

It is interesting to note that the text of the link to this article contains the abbreviation "vs", just like the abbreviation appearing in the web address of this blog: real-vs-virtual-blogspot.com. The latin word versus, being the source of this abbreviation, is not really used in Polish. It is an extreme rarity.

3.
Gigantyczny program cięć w Coca-Coli. Pieniądza na...
http://pieniadze.gazeta.pl/pieniadz/1,136156,15485609,Coca_Cola_sprzedaje_coraz_mniej_i_oszczedza___miliard.html#BoxBizTxt