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Gamboler Posted 8 years ago
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Cell piece or cell peace?
From the dialogue of an old US movie (1940s):
District Attorney: Take Wescott to the cell (piece / peace) and tell Stewart to phone the chief jailer.
Police Officer: Yes, sir.
I think that "piece" and "peace" sound alike and I can't be sure which one makes sense in the context: (1) "pìece" as Department or Section, or (2) "peace" meaning sarcastically the tranquility and silence (of the police station cells).
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Is there anywhere that we can listen to this? I'm thinking it may be neither of those.
- Is there anywhere that we can listen to this?
- I'm thinking it may be neither of those.
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Is there anywhere that we can listen to this? I'm thinking it may be neither of those.
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