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Page 4 of 4 < 1 2 3 4 Topic Options #120433 - 01/19/04 12:54 PM Re: take your pick maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 I'd think so. But there needs to be a better reason for me to read G Heyer... ;) Top #120434 - 01/19/04 05:41 PM dentical Jenet journeyman Registered: 11/22/03 Posts: 81 <i>dentical</i> in a servant's mouth would be an alteration or malapropism for something else. Though Jane Austen was never so cruel, Dickens was, constantly, so Georgette Heyer would be putting slang in their mouths that way. Top #120435 - 01/23/04 10:20 AM Re: take your pick wow Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/25/00 Posts: 3439 Loc: New England, USA there needs to be a better reason for me to read G Heyer... ;) They are fun!... they let your brains rest while you have a pleasant read ! and you learn a lot of words to drop into conversation and baffle your friends with! I like the word nuncheon - an early lunch? Top Page 4 of 4 < 1 2 3 4 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222202 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 29 Guests and 4 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 66 LukeJavan8 52 may2point0 19 Tromboniator 3 jheem 1 May 1 geoffhargreaves 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8433 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6792 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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