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(last edited Jul 06, 2017 07:05AM)
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Jul 05, 2017 01:38PM
Fascinating examples. I'm not surprised at your meticulous care with word choice and idioms, since I know how much you prize authenticity in all your historical work. Cheers! I know it will be a treat!
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Another phrase that one modern Englishman objected to in TCD2 was "Give it a go." Whether or not it is used today, it appeared in several of the Victorian undergraduate novels I used as references. It might grate on his ear but a lot of things undergraduates say do. (Two examples of modern slang that drive me crazy are "feels" and "woke" but young people do use them.)


