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erik19283
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 Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:53 am Post subject: Supposedly Obvious, but not to Me! |
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What follows is the third paragraph from the story "Sanctuary" from Agatha Christie.
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| Christened by her optimistic parents Diana, Mrs. Harmon had become Bunch at an early age for somewhat obvious reasons and the name had stuck to her ever since. |
I simply don't get it why people called her "Bunch" for "obvious reasons", which are not so obvious to me. I guess there must be some kind of special meaning related to "Bunch", but I have no idea what it is.
Anyone can shed some light, please? |
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Eric Thompson
Joined: 25 Nov 2006
Posts: 148
Location: Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines
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| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:24 am Post subject: Bunch of what |
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| Dear Erik, Because Ms. Christie mentions the name sticking to Diana, it must be a nickname (Bunch with a capital B). (Diana is her "given name") Nicknames "stick" not out of design. They "stay with" a person because enough people call him/her that long enough. One can only understand why they called her Bunch, if one reads and understands the previous sentences of the novel, the context. Just read it a bit deeper. |
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