Talk:Marriage à la Mode (short story)

Latest comment: 15 years ago by Robina Fox in topic Donkeys and Engines

Donkeys and Engines edit

This phrase is not used in modern English. The summary should either use the current colloquial expression or, preferably, explain what is meant by "donkeys and engines."67.81.68.38 (talk) 18:04, 9 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Synecdoche for stuffed animals and mechanical toys? Though why unseemly, I do not know. Robina Fox (talk) 10:16, 19 July 2008 (UTC)Reply