gamboler
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I was watching an American movie and I think that one of the characters says the word "chair" with an odd meaning (not as a piece of furniture). In this context, I think it should mean "sister", or "girl" or "friend", but I haven't found any of these meanings in my dictionaries. I even looked up a slang dictionary.
Context: Susan and Paula are sisters. They are from Great Falls, Idaho, but now they're living in New York City
Can you guess what she means with "chair" here? This is the sentence:
"But, please, please, remember not to call me Paulie. And you, my little chair but no longer Susan Mars, you're Susan Marlowe, just two years younger than your sister Paula."
It also seems strange to me that she uses "but" instead of "are" in "but no longer". Does it make sense? Is it good grammar?
See attached the audio file.
Context: Susan and Paula are sisters. They are from Great Falls, Idaho, but now they're living in New York City
Can you guess what she means with "chair" here? This is the sentence:
"But, please, please, remember not to call me Paulie. And you, my little chair but no longer Susan Mars, you're Susan Marlowe, just two years younger than your sister Paula."
It also seems strange to me that she uses "but" instead of "are" in "but no longer". Does it make sense? Is it good grammar?
See attached the audio file.
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