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Mein Host

In Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' "Blood Lines," she writes "Mein host was a tall, fat, cold-eyed man who resented the fact that the coppers from across the road didn't like his pub..." I would expect "Mine host," not "Mein host."
Her characters are prone to puns; is this one I'm missing? There's no reason for him to be speaking German, as far as I can tell.

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[nq:1]In Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' "Blood Lines," she writes "Mein host was a tall, fat, cold-eyed man who resented the fact that ... is this one I'm missing? [/nq] It's what experts refer to as a "mistake".

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  • [nq:1]In Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' "Blood Lines," she writes "Mein host was a tall, fat, cold-eyed man who resented the fact that ...
  • is this one I'm missing?
  • [/nq] It's what experts refer to as a "mistake".
  • Adrian
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[nq:1]In Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' "Blood Lines," she writes "Mein host was a tall, fat, cold-eyed man who resented the fact that ... is this one I'm missing? There's no reason for him to be speaking German, as far as I can tell.[/nq]
It's what experts refer to as a "mistake".
Adrian
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[nq:2]In Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' "Blood Lines," she writes "Mein host was ... to be speaking German, as far as I can tell.[/nq]
[nq:1]It's what experts refer to as a "mistake".[/nq]
Or perhaps an allusion to such things as "Mein fuehrer", hinting at some distasteful aspect of the landlord's character? I'd certainly wince at anybody's using "mine host" a lot more sharply than if they'd used
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