Re: OTRe: "The Third Man" wins the Grand Prix at Cannes (17/9/1949)

Hibou <[email protected]> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:58:20 +0100

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Le 18/09/2024 à 22:19, occam a écrit :
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> Aside: Your use of the pronoun 'their' for the addle-brained Hen, is
> that political correctness - or do you know something we don't? Just asking.

It's good to see 'addle-brained' taking the air.

An oldish Collins dictionary says 'addle' is a "back-formation from 
'addled', from C13 'addle' rotten, from Old English 'adela' filth; 
related to dialect German 'Addel' liquid manure."

Note to new parents: don't call your daughter 'Adela'.