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A word used by [[History Monks]] such as [[Lu-Tze]] to denote quite a long length of time | A word used by [[History Monks]] such as [[Lu-Tze]] to denote quite a long length of time (although Lu-Tze maintains it's one of the [[Abbot]]'s). It is possible this imprecise measurement is used for the educative bamboozlement of [[Lobsang Ludd|young novices]], in order to get them really thinking about things. | ||
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A yonk is a round world expression as in "Ain't seen 'im in yonks". | |||
[[Category:Discworld concepts]] | [[Category:Discworld concepts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:22, 25 May 2020
A word used by History Monks such as Lu-Tze to denote quite a long length of time (although Lu-Tze maintains it's one of the Abbot's). It is possible this imprecise measurement is used for the educative bamboozlement of young novices, in order to get them really thinking about things.
Annotation
A yonk is a round world expression as in "Ain't seen 'im in yonks".