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Mallory 2y ago

In 1889 a Victorian magazine asked unmarried women why they were still single. This is my favorite response.

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deleted 2y ago

I love this 😂 thanks for sharing

anonymous 2y ago

Wow. I am more surprised by 'seven-and-twenty'. 😯

Mallory 2y ago

I like it because the character Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice accepts the ridiculous cousin Mr. Collins’ offer of marriage, because she’s 27 and already a burden to her parents. Also seven-and-twenty makes the response rhyme.

ibe (no-till weed) 2y ago

Yes im single at 720 years old too

Mallory 2y ago

Seven and twenty means 27

ibe (no-till weed) 2y ago

In english?

Mallory 2y ago

Seven-and-twenty was not an uncommon way for people to say their age at one point British history. It’s not common these days. I think it was even a bit old fashioned by the Victorian period.

Jonathan 2y ago

Accurate