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Punctuality Fogg, Phileas completes world circuit at exact minute he wagered he would. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days] disciplined family brought up to abide by strict, punctual standards. [Am. Lit.: Cheaper by the Dozen] legendary railroad engineer; crashes in attempt to arrive in “Frisco” on time. [Am. Folklore: Hart, 431] “punctual as the Counting House Dial.” [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby] well-known geyser in Yellowstone Park; erupts every 64.5 minutes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 3023] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His punctuality is well known; he never arrives too soon, or too late; and I should not be surprised if he appeared before us at the last minute. And to make time to get through all that lay before him every day, he adhered to the strictest punctuality. It needed, in particular, a constant repetition of a phrase to the effect that he shared the common fate, found it best of all, and wished for no other; and by repeating such phrases he acquired punctuality and habits of work, and could very plausibly demonstrate that to be a clerk in a solicitor's office was the best of all possible lives, and that other ambitions were vain. |
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