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Came, appropriately enough, from my (dissertation) advisor.
“My dear girl,” she said, “You shouldn’t analyze your life as though it were a literary text.”
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stopping by the woods on a snowy... afternoon
I graded most of the day and then sat on my butt trying to motivate myself to get off it when L emailed to see if I was up for a walk. I was...
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There are still people who say "my dear girl"?
Indeed, there are [nodding sagely].
But outside of England, i gather it's used rather ironically.
In this instance, i believe that it was rendered from experiencing near equal amounts of exasperation, affection, and amusement with/for/at me.
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