I hadn't fully considered the climatic consequences of switching from Fahrenheit to celsius, haha! I always found the conversion confusing, so I fully support switching back ;-) Hope you enjoy your holidays!
Terry, I had been reluctant to grant you the last word in our round of correspondence, and, it turns out, for good reason! 'Persiflage'? Sir, I am vanquished! I've had to look it UP!
Here it is (for my own sake, not yours - clearly YOU know what you're talking about):
persiflage (n) - /ˈpəːsɪflɑːʒ/ - light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, and I look forward to continuing our letters in the new year! I clearly need to spend the break learning some new words in self-defence...! 🎄
Miss Rebecca, I had in fact been thinking of this very conundrum: being a gentleman, I was happy to have you take the opening salvo. However, that has meant the last word has been left to me, which somehow doesn't seem right, considering I've insulted you (re the audio recording). Therefore, I'd be more than happy for you have the last word in this round if you are so inclined, and have the time. That's what lords are known for: their gentlemanly conduct. Oh, and thank you for the definition. I'd forgotten that some dictionaries define it as lightly mocking banter, but not all do: Cambridge doesn't, nor does Chambers, nor does Mirriam-Webster. I just meant it in the sense of idle banter!
I hadn't fully considered the climatic consequences of switching from Fahrenheit to celsius, haha! I always found the conversion confusing, so I fully support switching back ;-) Hope you enjoy your holidays!
Indeed. I am of the same mindset as the people who clamoured to have their 11 days restored to them when the calendar was changed in the 18th century: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Give-us-our-eleven-days/ LOL
Lol, never heard of that! Would be fun to set a story during those 11 missing days... :-)
Terry, I had been reluctant to grant you the last word in our round of correspondence, and, it turns out, for good reason! 'Persiflage'? Sir, I am vanquished! I've had to look it UP!
Here it is (for my own sake, not yours - clearly YOU know what you're talking about):
persiflage (n) - /ˈpəːsɪflɑːʒ/ - light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, and I look forward to continuing our letters in the new year! I clearly need to spend the break learning some new words in self-defence...! 🎄
Miss Rebecca, I had in fact been thinking of this very conundrum: being a gentleman, I was happy to have you take the opening salvo. However, that has meant the last word has been left to me, which somehow doesn't seem right, considering I've insulted you (re the audio recording). Therefore, I'd be more than happy for you have the last word in this round if you are so inclined, and have the time. That's what lords are known for: their gentlemanly conduct. Oh, and thank you for the definition. I'd forgotten that some dictionaries define it as lightly mocking banter, but not all do: Cambridge doesn't, nor does Chambers, nor does Mirriam-Webster. I just meant it in the sense of idle banter!
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