Timeline for The usage of "got out" and the indefinite article "a" in the sentence "if it got out that they were related to a pair of"
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:55 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Apr 4, 2015 at 18:42 | comment | added | Denis de Bernardy | @JeremyNottingham: If you follow the link in the answer, you'll see the quote with more context. It's more like "a pair of [something unspeakably out of worldly to Mr. Dursley, aka wizards]" imho. | |
| Apr 4, 2015 at 18:03 | comment | added | Jeremy Nottingham | It's likely that the word after "a pair of..." is a vulgar word or phrase, and so it was sort of implied that he didn't even want to complete the thought. This type of omission of adult words is common in Young Adult fiction. | |
| Apr 4, 2015 at 17:13 | comment | added | Censi LI | I've searched the usage of "the word got out that" and I think you are right. Thank you very much! | |
| Apr 4, 2015 at 17:12 | vote | accept | Censi LI | ||
| Apr 4, 2015 at 17:01 | history | edited | Denis de Bernardy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 4, 2015 at 16:55 | history | answered | Denis de Bernardy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |