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From: "Brian Howell" <pakmshlter@yahoo.com>
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> On p. 138, Annotated Lolita, HH says that Lolita tries
> on a 'swirly clathrate skirt'. I understand this to
> mean having a net-like pattern. I'm curious to know if
> N meant by this word a synonym for 'tartan' or
> 'checked'.
>
> Btw, as good as _The Annotated Lolita_ is, I do find
> it odd how Appel lets obscure words like this go, and
> yet he translates simple French phrases whose meaning
> a lot of people who can't even speak French either
> know or can more or less guess correctly.
>
> Brian
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From: "Brian Howell" <pakmshlter@yahoo.com>
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> ----------------- Message requiring your approval (22
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> On p. 138, Annotated Lolita, HH says that Lolita tries
> on a 'swirly clathrate skirt'. I understand this to
> mean having a net-like pattern. I'm curious to know if
> N meant by this word a synonym for 'tartan' or
> 'checked'.
>
> Btw, as good as _The Annotated Lolita_ is, I do find
> it odd how Appel lets obscure words like this go, and
> yet he translates simple French phrases whose meaning
> a lot of people who can't even speak French either
> know or can more or less guess correctly.
>
> Brian
>
> =====
> http://www.elasticpress.com/sound_of_white_ants.htm
> http://www.tobypress.com/books/dance_geometry.htm
>
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