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I have a problem with that title - Our Mutual Friend, indeed! Tom Send a noteboard - 02/11/2011 01:21:39 AM
"Mutual" means reciprocal. If Mr. Dickens had even the faintest notion as to how to properly use the English language, he would have named the book Our Common Friend or, if that made the friend sound too plebeian, he could have called it simply Our Friend. After all, the use of the possessive "our" already implies commonality of relationship.

*sniffs indignantly*
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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I have a problem with that title - Our Mutual Friend, indeed! Tom - 02/11/2011 01:21:39 AM 1000 Views
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It was for comic effect, and based on my memory of your posting that article. Tom - 02/11/2011 04:43:10 PM 907 Views
Re: It was for comic effect, and based on my memory of your posting that article. Camilla - 02/11/2011 05:16:15 PM 1016 Views
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