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Originally Posted by ariel
Poetic license, old son
Besides, had it been "... left in the mountains", what rhyme could old Ruddy use? " Fountains"? Too decadent... Kind of reminds of doe-eyed houries, rather than vicious Afghani hags  |
I see your point
..... anyway "one" does pronounce it 'mount anes' ...don't you know. Its the "commoners" that pronounce it 'mount ins'. So with "one's" blue blood status (
) I can easily see that 'plains' could easily be replaced with 'mountanes'
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13542425562677th in succession to the throne of England