Word: vassel
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...ownership. The government is run by a British Governor General, Kenneth Crook, and there is no apparent friction between him and native-born administrators. Indeed, the latter are eagerly accepting the new businessmen. "Oh, sure, some people say being a tax haven is just a gimmick," says Finance Minister Vassel Johnson, a Caymanian. "But you've got to look at the good side, too. We've got new banks and new buildings and jobs for everyone...
Translating vaisseau from the French, a student wrote 'on his scratch pad: "vessle, vessil, vassel." Then, apparently giving it up, he thought of a synonym, wrote "bote...
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