pilfered_words: Escher bird tessellation, colored with watercolor pencil (Default)
2017-04-08 12:23 am

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Random pet peeve - people using the phrase ‘Lie back and think of England’ in fic set before the 20th century. 
 
It wasn’t a thing in Victorian times! I promise! It’s very specifically a phrase that makes fun of the attitude it’s describing! 
 
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