Re: story conlang
| From: | Costentin Cornomorus <elemtilas@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 25, 2003, 7:31 |
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--- John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:
> Thanks for the link. In looking over the
> story, which I hadn't read for
> many years, the phrase "slightly effeminate
> grey beard" leaped out at me.
> What on earth would an effeminate *beard* be?
Try dividing the phrase differently: a "grey
beard" is an "old man", thus, an "effeminate old
man".
> About as reasonable as saying
> "She had rather masculine breasts."
Seen a few of those, too.
Padraic.
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