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Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
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a nice long letter; nice long
Nice long seems to be have acquired a double connotation. The phrase or idiom can be said with a glint of cynicism as in, "Yeah, that'll be there for a nice long time." Or, more literally, in a more congenial sense, "Think I'll take a nice long vacation." However, its use in the Austen quote does seem to hang in ambiguity (perhaps intentionally?).
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That's nice, dear.
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consuelo
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05/26/02 07:12 PM
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05/26/02 08:22 PM
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05/26/02 08:35 PM
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05/26/02 08:40 PM
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05/26/02 09:33 PM
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of troy
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05/26/02 09:45 PM
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KeivaCarpal
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05/26/02 11:32 PM
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05/27/02 01:37 AM
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05/27/02 10:20 PM
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tsuwm
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05/28/02 02:05 AM
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05/28/02 02:24 AM
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05/28/02 03:40 PM
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Hyla
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Making Nice
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Father Steve
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tsuwm
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