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Now then, after this introit of exordium, my galaxy girls, quiproquo of directions to henservants I was asking his advice on the strict T.T. from
Finnegans Wake 2006
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I do find the whole quiproquo terribly amusing and cute.
singing in the rain 2006
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Le quiproquo d'un journaliste américain l'amusa fort.
Collections and Recollections George William Erskine Russell 1886
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The French language, indeed, is the only one which has a word -- _quiproquo_ -- to indicate the class of misunderstanding which, from _Lady Inger_ down to the _League of Youth_, Ibsen employed without scruple.
The Feast at Solhoug Henrik Ibsen 1867
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