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I once came across a biography of Marie Antionette where her lover was referred to throughout as 'Alex Fersen.' (Obviously the spellchecker couldn't cope with Count Axel Ferson.)
I still get a bit cross every time I read the first page of Jane Austen's Emma. Emma is described as being the youngest of two sisters. Didn't they have the same rules about comparatives and superlatives in the Regency period?
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