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Most residents of Ankh-Morkpork speak [[Morporkian]].  However from time to time [[Quirmian]] is used by particular individuals to make excruciating puns.
Most residents of Ankh-Morkpork speak [[Morporkian]].  However from time to time [[Quirmian]] is used by particular individuals to make excruciating puns.


* ''Chemin-de-fer''  - the iron road, the railway. According to [[Effie King]], it's also a card game.
* ''Chemin-de-fer''  - "The Iron Road" -- The Railway. (According to [[Effie King]], it's also a card game.
* ''Le Mot Juste'' - "The Right Word (In The Right Place" - [[de Worde|de Worde]] family Motto
* ''Le Mot Juste'' - "The Right Word (In The Right Place" - [[de Worde|de Worde]] family Motto
* ''Mon Repos'' - "my place of rest" -- (see also [[Death's Domain]]).   
* ''Mon Repos'' - "my place of rest" -- (see also [[Death's Domain]]).   
* ''Noblesse Oblige'' - "nobility obliges".   
* ''Noblesse Oblige'' - "Nobility Obliges".   
* ''Droit De Seigneur'''' - "[[Wikipedia:Droit du seigneur|the right of the lord]]"
* ''Droit De Seigneur'''' - "[[Wikipedia:Droit du seigneur|the right of the lord]]"
* ''Touché'' "touched" (fencing)
* ''Touché'' "touched" (fencing)
* ''Dans Une Certaine Condition'' - "In A Certain Condition" -- in reference to lycanthropy ({{MAA}})


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Latatian Phrases]]
* [[Latatian Phrases]]


[[Category:Discworld culture]]
[[Category:Discworld culture]]

Revision as of 06:43, 15 January 2014

Most residents of Ankh-Morkpork speak Morporkian. However from time to time Quirmian is used by particular individuals to make excruciating puns.

  • Chemin-de-fer - "The Iron Road" -- The Railway. (According to Effie King, it's also a card game.)
  • Le Mot Juste - "The Right Word (In The Right Place" - de Worde family Motto
  • Mon Repos - "my place of rest" -- (see also Death's Domain).
  • Noblesse Oblige - "Nobility Obliges".
  • Droit De Seigneur'' - "the right of the lord"
  • Touché "touched" (fencing)
  • Dans Une Certaine Condition - "In A Certain Condition" -- in reference to lycanthropy (Men at Arms)

See also