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Fuddy-duddery means An action or view associated with a fuddy-duddy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An action or view associated with a fuddy-duddy..
The ban on splitting infinitives is fuddy-duddery, pure and simple.
Now nothing would have been easier than to let all this sag into a compendium of antiquarian fuddy-duddery. Instead, the dry bones stir into flesh-and-blood issues vital to our time.
Thank you and congratulations for your invigorating articles on decimal coinage and the reform of our national accounts (January 18th issue) - two notable blows in the fight against fuddy-duddery!
"Do you believe in this outmoded piece of fuddy-duddery called monogamy, eh? Or would you agree that some men should have more than one wife?"
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Fuddy-duddery means An action or view associated with a fuddy-duddy..
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The ban on splitting infinitives is fuddy-duddery, pure and simple.
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