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Word: mijnheer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...candy. He keeps a worried eye on the vent as he comes abreast of it and closes it with the theatrical air of a conspirator. You join the conspiracy in an airplane whisper: 'Do you think the plane is on fire, old boy?' 'I hope not, Mijnheer,' says he. 'Will you have a lemon drop?' In this part of the world, everyone has a better air story when you start to tell yours. You begin to feel, rather unhappily, that you'll have to get killed to make any dent in the conversation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Sep. 28, 1953 | 9/28/1953 | See Source »

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