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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?).
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted That's nice, dear. consuelo 05/26/02 07:12 PM Re: That's nice, dear. of troy 05/26/02 08:13 PM . Max Quordlepleen 05/26/02 08:22 PM Re: That's nice, dear. of troy 05/26/02 08:35 PM . Max Quordlepleen 05/26/02 08:40 PM Re: That's nice, dear. belMarduk 05/26/02 09:33 PM Re: That's nice, dear. of troy 05/26/02 09:45 PM Post deleted by Jackie KeivaCarpal 05/26/02 11:32 PM Re: That's nice, dear. Wordwind 05/27/02 01:37 AM Post deleted by SilkMuse SilkMuse 05/27/02 10:20 PM Re: That's nice, dear. tsuwm 05/28/02 02:05 AM Re: That's nice, dear. WhitmanO'Neill 05/28/02 02:24 AM Re: That's nice, dear. Faldage 05/28/02 03:40 PM Re: That's nice, dear. Hyla 05/28/02 09:15 PM Making Nice Father Steve 05/28/02 02:46 AM Re: Making Nice tsuwm 05/28/02 04:35 AM
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