"dont box your corner"

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hello dears;what does this means (Don't box your corner)thanks in advance.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Anonymousdears;

Don't call me 'dear'; I am not your lover or your family member.

Anonymouswhat does this mean (Don't box your corner)

I'm sorry, but I cannot judge without further context. It is not a familiar idiom.

Fadi AlSafadi · Answer

Helloe all

please help, what does "don't box your corner" mean

Mister Micawber · Answer

Hello, Fadi AlSafadi —and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.  Please do not double-post.

Fadi AlSafadi · Answer

thank you
at least you helped me to understand more the word (dear) appreciate it. im not an English native speaker

Mister Micawber · Answer

Do you have more context for 'box your corner'?

Fadi AlSafadi · Answer

This is a quotation from a short story named (the sisters) for James Joyce:

"What I mean is," said old Cotter, "it's bad for children. My idea is: let a young lad run about and play with young lads of his own age and not be.... Am I right, Jack?"
"That's my principle, too," said my uncle. "Let him learn to (box his corner). That's what I'm always saying to that Rosicrucian there: take exercise. Why, when I was a nipper every morning of my life I had a cold bath, winter and summer. And that's what stands to me now. Education is all very fine and large.... Mr Cotter might take a pick of that leg mutton," he added to my aunt."

Fivejedjon · Answer

There it means 'stand up for himself'.

Fadi AlSafadi · Answer

Thank you sir

Fivejedjon · Answer

I appreciate your desire to be polite, but we don't use 'sir/madam' in this forum. We are all members together.

Mister Micawber · Answer

fivejedjonI appreciate your desire to be polite, but we don't use 'sir/madam' in this forum. We are all members together.

...but we are not 'dears'. Oh, it is a fine line we walk in English courtesy!

"dont box your corner"

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