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Meaning of "enage" and its pronunciation

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James HUH

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May 6, 2002, 5:56:56 AM5/6/02
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I am now learning English in Korea.

A few days ago, when I searched information in world wide web sites using a
search engine and input a word "enage", many web sites were found which use
the word "enage".
However, I could not find the meaning and pronunciation in a English
dictionary.

Does the word "enage" has any meaning?
Even if the word "enage" has no meaning, please let me know how to
pronounce the word "enage".

Thank you in advance for your kind explanation.

James HUH

Uncle Davey

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May 7, 2002, 11:13:45 AM5/7/02
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"James HUH" <thu...@chollian.net> wrote in message
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"Enage" means to make someone older than they really are.

"Disenage" means to make someone younger.

For example, Mrs Hobkins had her 51st birthday and she went out to the shops
and on the way she met the postman who said "You've got a lot of post today,
Mrs Hobkins." She said, "yes it's my birthday", so he said "how old are
you?" and she said "how old do you think I am?" and the postman said "maybe
42, 43", and she says "I'm 51!", and the postman said "I'd never have enaged
you at 51", and Mrs Hobkins walks on really happy because she was disenaged
by the postman.

Then she goes in to butcher, and the butcher said "You look cheerful, Mrs
Hobkins!", and she said "it's my birthday and I've just been disenaged by
the postman", "so how old are you?" "how old do you think I am?" "Oh I don't
know, maybe 40". She says "NO I'm 51!' and the butcher says "I'd never have
guessed that, you look much younger", so delighted to be disenaged again,
and goes home with a big grin on her face.

Well, at the bus stop there's James Huh, saying "You look cheerful, lady",
and Mrs Hobkins says, "Yes I am. You know it's my birthday today and two
people have disenaged me". James Huh says "well how old are you?" "How old
do you think I am?" "It's hard to say but if I could feel the skin on your
face I would have a much closer idea." So she lets him feel the skin one her
face and he carefully strokes it with his hand and then he checks her neck,
saying, "okay, this is giving me a more accurate picture", and then he gets
her tits out and gives them a good squeeze and then he's got his hand on her
fanny, all at the bus stop, mind, and then his bus comes along, so he stops
and says "you're 51." She says "that's right, but how did you know?" "I was
in the line behind you at the butchers."

Uncle Davey


felicia.mariani

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May 7, 2002, 3:08:57 PM5/7/02
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"Uncle Davey" <no...@jose.com> a écrit dans le message news:
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Shocking !!


James HUH

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May 7, 2002, 7:02:56 PM5/7/02
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Thank you very much.
Your explanation was helpful to me.

Charles Redmayne Murray

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May 31, 2002, 10:10:29 AM5/31/02
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"Uncle Davey" <no...@jose.com> wrote in message
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If "enage" is make someone older than they really are, did this postman
enage Mrs Hobkins? According to line 1, Mrs Hobkins is 51. In lines 5 /6,
the postman said: "I'd never have enaged you at 51". Isn't true that the
postman, had he guessed 51, would have been spot-on with her age, and would
neither have disenaged nor enaged her?

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