Only six days to go until Elemental is in stores, and here’s today’s little language lesson.
quine, quinie
meaning
girl, young woman; ‘quinie’ is an affectionate form of the word
From Elemental:
All the way from India, Kitta had told me in a hush of awe. All the quines wear silk in India. Their dresses an’ shawls, the scarves on their heads, even their drawers! And we looked at each other, trying to imagine such extravagance, such indulgence, and thinking what a scandalous, perfect place it must be, this place called India.
For more quick language lessons, click on the links for have a jamaica, chuckney, jeely pieces and laavie.
looking up/looking down 