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SlitchBap OP t1_ito6u4s wrote
SlitchBap OP t1_itkmjuk wrote
Reply to comment by hemingwaysfavgun in "All Spaniards, we discovered, knew two English expressions. One was ‘OK, baby,’ the other was a word used by the Barcelona whores in their dealings with English sailors, and I am afraid the compositors would not print it." by SlitchBap
I'm loving it so far, Orwell's realist sarcastic tone makes for one of the best firsthand accounts of war I've ever read.
SlitchBap OP t1_itjys64 wrote
SlitchBap OP t1_itjxv6m wrote
Reply to comment by KrasnyRed5 in "All Spaniards, we discovered, knew two English expressions. One was ‘OK, baby,’ the other was a word used by the Barcelona whores in their dealings with English sailors, and I am afraid the compositors would not print it." by SlitchBap
Yeah, that's probably a good guess
SlitchBap OP t1_ito76v4 wrote
Reply to comment by mynyddwr in "All Spaniards, we discovered, knew two English expressions. One was ‘OK, baby,’ the other was a word used by the Barcelona whores in their dealings with English sailors, and I am afraid the compositors would not print it." by SlitchBap
Above all Orwell was an idealist turned realist. That's what I love about this narrative, too many other works are saturated with idealism and partisanship.