Re: Death and Glories "Turmot" edition and page references


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Posted by Ed Kiser on August 19, 2003 at 17:26:57 from 152.163.252.103 user Kisered.

In Reply to: Re: Death and Glories "Turmot" posted by John Nichols on August 19, 2003 at 16:39:14:

John writes:

"We should write to the OED and point out the usage. To do that Ed we need the exact pages and editions of the book?"

Hope this is the info you needed...

The "TURMOT" references:

As found in "THE BIG SIX" by Arthur Ransome

The page numbers are referencing the Johathan Cape, London, edition
revised edition 1982, reprinted 1995, printed and bound in Great
Britain by MacKays-of-Chatham, PLC, Chatham, Kent.

ISBN 0 224 60639 5
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[reference to Pete as he waggles his loose tooth...]

Chapter ONE, page 20
"And threepence coming to him when he out it, the young
turmot," said Joe.

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[reference to ROB at Ranworth...]

Chapter FOURTEEN, page 173
"And he tell the others," said Joe bitterly. "I know he tell
'em when I see him there pointing. The young turmot."

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[another reference to ROB at Ranworth...]

Chapter FIFTEEN, page 188
"He didn't know anything," said Tom. "He thought
you'd done it."
"Silly young turmot," said Bill.

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[reference to Pete, the camera operator, as Bill and Joe
wondered what happened to Pete and the camera after the FLASH...]

Chapter THIRTY, page 338
"Silly young turmot," said Joe. "What if he tumble in the
river getting away?"

Ed Kiser, South Florida





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