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Date Posted: Sun, February 11 2024, 18:20:49
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Monday, February 12, 2024

The following quote is from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 3, “The Man in the Woods.” Copyright ©️1991 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“I thought I had not been out for long; I showed no symptoms of concussion or other ill effects from the blow, save a sore patch on the base of my skull. My captor, a man of few words, responded to my questions, demands and acerbic remarks alike with the all-purpose Scottish noise which can best be rendered phonetically as ‘ Mmmmphm’. Had I been in any doubt as to his nationality, that sound alone would have been sufficient to remove it.”

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[> I never get tired of going back to the beginning of this story! Thanks, CindyG! -- DianaH, Mon, February 12 2024, 10:12:35


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[> I've yet to hear a current Scotsman make this sound. I'll have to pay better attention the next time. -- kgp, Mon, February 12 2024, 10:54:47


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[> I think Murtagh says that more than anything else- and he doesn’t say much at all but he’s very expressive. Everybody would be lucky to have a Murtagh -- Kathy in PA, Tue, February 13 2024, 8:54:08


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