Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0004064, Tue, 11 May 1999 10:09:07 -0700

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LOLITA - second thoughts (fwd)
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From: Thomas Bolt <bolt@tbolt.com>

According to Norman W. Schur's
invaluable BRITISH ENGLISH,
A TO ZED, "On second thoughts"
is the correct British English
for America's singular usage.

Humbert's European English
would naturally have a British
bent, and that bent would
reveal itself once in a way,
whether or not he'd gone
round the twist.

Too bad VN never picked up
any rhyming slang at
University!

Tom