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comment by lilletblanc
lilletblanc  ·  4531 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The 1811 Dictionary in the Vulgar Tongue
I've known several people that were "Admirals of the narrow seas". Luckily I've never been sitting opposite one.