Quirmian Phrases

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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.

  • 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)

See also