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Unread 07-08-2017, 08:15 AM
Matt Q Matt Q is offline
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David, yes, the phrase as Esther intended it is completely innocuous. But the explanation for why Esther has gotten flack for it's use lies, I would imagine, the other meaning of the word "nonce", that arose, likely with an unrelated etymology, as prison slang in 1970s. I'd imagine that far more Brits are familiar with the latter meaning than the former.
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