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My mother, my aunt, etc. Written by kathleen (elder) (9/10/2009 12:30 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Is this a jot or a tittle?, penned by Anselm

were common constructs, I believe. Certainly JA uses this type of phrasing in other novels. In Chapter 47 of P&P, for example, we have the following conversation between Jane & Elizabeth:

Not yet," replied Jane. "But now that my dear uncle is come, I hope everything will be well."
"Is my father in town?"
...
"And my mother -- how is she? How are you all?"
"My mother is tolerably well, I trust;

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Is this a jot or a tittle? Anselm (9/10/2009 11:26 a.m.)

My mother, my aunt, etc. kathleen (elder) (9/10/2009 12:30 p.m.)
- As the French would have it Barbara (9/10/2009 1:51 p.m.)
  - Glad for the Explanation Mudita (9/13/2009 1:26 a.m.)
As for the "affectionate principle" kathleen (elder) (9/10/2009 2:26 p.m.)
- Thanks - these are perfect explanations! Anselm (9/11/2009 4:41 a.m.)
  - Not snide Barb JA (9/11/2009 7:21 a.m.)
    - "Snide" was way too much. Anselm (9/11/2009 10:13 a.m.)
      - I see it that way too.   Reeba (9/11/2009 10:21 a.m.)
        
        Nah...   Barb JA (9/11/2009 1:22 p.m.)
        
        St Elinor?   Heather Leigh (9/11/2009 1:37 p.m.)
        
        Why, yes.   Barb JA (9/11/2009 2:05 p.m.)
        
        Perhaps you mean the passage immediately following   kathleen (elder) (9/11/2009 5:29 p.m.)
        
        Exactly.   Reeba (9/12/2009 5:06 a.m.)
        
        Exertion   Barb JA (9/12/2009 10:08 a.m.)
        
        Yes, Elinor...   Reeba (9/12/2009 12:10 p.m.)
        
        A further explanation of the quote   Barb JA (9/13/2009 8:33 a.m.)
      - I agree about the twinkle in her eye! Heather Leigh (9/11/2009 1:08 p.m.)
        
        I agree! Karen G. (9/13/2009 7:07 p.m.)

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