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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
E. M. Forster
In one of Forster's shor stories, one reads: "Poor, poor Popsey! Diddums think he'd walky-palky up to Evvink!"
Does anyone know what this means?
Does anyone know what this means?
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It's baby-talk: "Popsey" is an affectionate pet name, and "Diddums" is something said to a small child (or sarcastically to an adult) in a kind of mock or playful consolation. "Evvink" is harder to understand. Having skimmed the preceding pages, the only thing I can imagine it means is "Heaven".
- It's baby-talk: "Popsey" is an affectionate pet name, and "Diddums" is something said to a small child (or sarcastically to an adult) in a kind of mock or playful consolation.
- "Evvink" is harder to understand.
- Having skimmed the preceding pages, the only thing I can imagine it means is "Heaven".
- " (if I'm right).
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It's baby-talk: "Popsey" is an affectionate pet name, and "Diddums" is something said to a small child (or sarcastically to an adult) in a kind of mock or playful consolation. "Evvink" is harder to understand. Having skimmed the preceding pages, the only thing I can imagine it means is "Heaven". So the second sentence means, essentially, "Did you think you'd walk up to Heaven?" (if I'm right).
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