Date:    Wed, 15 Apr 1998 20:37:40 -0700
<br>From:    "Johanna L. Wood" <joh.wood[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ASU.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: Swallows & Amazons (for ever)
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<br>> 1. What does the expression "swallows and amazons (for ever)" mean? I
<br>> came across the term in a COBUILD dictionary, but I failed to catch
<br>> its meaning. Can anyone help?
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<br>"Swallows and Amazons" is the title of a 1930 children's book by Arthur
<br>Ransome (1884-1967).  Two families, the Walkers (Swallows) and Blacketts
<br>(Amazons) have adventures, the exact nature of which escape me now, but
<br>boats are involved.  "Swallows and Amazons for ever" as I recall is a
<br>sort of solidarity cry -- our families will endure -- though I haven't
<br>heard it used outside the context of the book.
<br>Johanna
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<br>Johanna L. Wood
<br>Department of English
<br>Arizona State University
<br>Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
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