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BearMountainBooks · 11-11-2010, 06:54 PM

Pocketbook is regional within the US. My friend from Vermont always had to "get her pocketbook" which could be a reference to her purse or wallet. In NM, Texas, it's purse or handbag. I don't hear pocketbook around here much.

FWIW.

11-11-2010, 06:54 PM	#89
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Pocketbook is regional within the US. My friend from Vermont always had to "get her pocketbook" which could be a reference to her purse or wallet. In NM, Texas, it's purse or handbag. I don't hear pocketbook around here much. FWIW.