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Pedants' corner

If Zoe Williams is reading this...

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RosaIsRed · 21/03/2008 20:09

I feel sure it was the Guardian subs desk rather than you who made the terrible, nay egregious, error in your column today.
But just in case....
A mantel of domesticity is a shelf above the fireplace that you put cute china figurines of kittens on.
A mantle of domesticity on the other hand is probably the metaphorical item of clothing to which you wished to refer.
No, not at all, happy to help.

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SquonkForgotHerEasterName · 21/03/2008 20:15

or perhaps the mantle of domesticity to which you refer could mean a really houseproud liquid inner planet...

nah, p'raps not.

RosaIsRed · 21/03/2008 21:00

Why don't you go pedantificate elsewhere, Bunny Ears. Don't you have Easter eggs to hide or something?

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littlelapin · 21/03/2008 21:01

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MonkeybirdisboredWITHbuns · 21/03/2008 21:03

Does she lurk within?

fryalot · 21/03/2008 21:03

well... she does mention Mumsnet in every other article she does about baby T

RosaIsRed · 21/03/2008 21:04

Well she is always referring to us in her columns. Whether she lurks or posts I couldn't say. Unless she is actually LL in disguise.

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MonkeybirdisboredWITHbuns · 21/03/2008 21:06

oh you see now I'm going to have to be on a mission to work out who she is... Hey , has that thread been done before? Let's out the famous MNers?

C'mon, they can all change name can't they?

littlelapin · 21/03/2008 21:08

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RosaIsRed · 21/03/2008 21:09

Hem, hem. I think you mean I am she, Bunny Ears.

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fryalot · 21/03/2008 21:09

elkiedee · 21/03/2008 21:09

littlelapin, don't know about near to you but Woolworths and Tescos in Archway/Highgate still had lots of Easter eggs today. I gather Tesco is selling 4 for £5 so you can get yourself 3 1 too!

RIR, I think ZW is of a different age and political persuasion to LL.

elkiedee · 21/03/2008 21:11

Shouldn't that be "I am her. She is me."?

MonkeybirdisboredWITHbuns · 21/03/2008 21:11

Is it you, squonk?

This is all gonna go a bit Spartacus, isn't it?

fryalot · 21/03/2008 21:11

Yes, tis me.

I have to confess.

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elkiedee · 21/03/2008 21:16

Aaarrrrghhh no thank you

WendyWeber · 21/03/2008 21:17

Little, he doesn't know when it's Easter - wait until Tuesday and get one at a knockdown price

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elkiedee · 21/03/2008 21:19

How much cheaper are they going to get than 4 for £5 at Tesco?

WendyWeber · 21/03/2008 21:19

The year DD1 was 2 she got about 26 Easter eggs

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fryalot · 21/03/2008 21:19

5 for £5?

WendyWeber · 21/03/2008 21:20

She only wants 1 though, elkie!

elkiedee · 21/03/2008 21:21

Really, LL, at his age I would only buy him an Easter egg in the hope of getting to eat it myself. DS will be not quite 2 next Easter and I won't buy him a chocolate egg if I still think I can get away with it...

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