"An important word."
I smiled. "They are all important, Mr. Sweatman."
"Of course, but some mean more than we might imagine," he said. "I sometimes fear the dictionary will fall short."
"How could it not?" I forgot I was in a hurry. "Words are like stories, don't you think Mr. Sweatman? They change are they are passed from mouth to mouth; their meanings stretch to truncate to fit what needs to be said..."/>

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" Suffrage," I said.
"An important word."
I smiled. "They are all important, Mr. Sweatman."
"Of course, but some mean more than we might imagine," he said. "I sometimes fear the dictionary will fall short."
"How could it not?" I forgot I was in a hurry. "Words are like stories, don't you think Mr. Sweatman? They change are they are passed from mouth to mouth; their meanings stretch to truncate to fit what needs to be said... "

― Pip Williams , The Dictionary of Lost Words

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Pip Williams quote : Suffrage,"An important word."
I smiled. "They are all important, Mr. Sweatman."
"Of course, but some mean more than we might imagine," he said. "I sometimes fear the dictionary will fall short."
"How could it not?" I forgot I was in a hurry. "Words are like stories, don't you think Mr. Sweatman? They change are they are passed from mouth to mouth; their meanings stretch to truncate to fit what needs to be said..." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>
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