Oh, And Was Her Face Red! / She can't say pret'near when she stopped...

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Writes Anne Nonny Mouse: "I used to say 'pret'near.' I used it to express 'almost' or 'just about,' as in 'It's pret'near winter now.' "I have NO idea where I got the phrase.

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