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The protagonist is one of royal family members of Amber, who are half-immortal.
He just now made a date with a daughter of the prime minister from a neighboring country.
He is now taling to his aunt Llewella.
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"Llewella, you're too damned suspicious," I said.
"I comes of having lived a long time."
"Well, I hope to live a long time myself, and I hope it doesn't make me look for an ultelior motive in every human act.
She smiled. "Of course. Forget I said anything," she told me, knowing I wouldn't "Have a good time."
I growled politely and headed for my room.
["Sign of Chaos" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know why it is "comes of," not "comes out of/ comes from."
And I'd like t know why it is "Forget I said anything," not "Forget what I said."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He just now made a date with a daughter of the prime minister from a neighboring country.
He is now taling to his aunt Llewella.
.......................
"Llewella, you're too damned suspicious," I said.
"I comes of having lived a long time."
"Well, I hope to live a long time myself, and I hope it doesn't make me look for an ultelior motive in every human act.
She smiled. "Of course. Forget I said anything," she told me, knowing I wouldn't "Have a good time."
I growled politely and headed for my room.
["Sign of Chaos" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know why it is "comes of," not "comes out of/ comes from."
And I'd like t know why it is "Forget I said anything," not "Forget what I said."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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It should (presumably) say " It comes of having lived a long time". com/us/definition/american_english/come-of "Forget I said anything" is a fairly common phrase. As you will observe, the literal meaning is technically slightly different from "Forget what I said", but often, as in this case, either will do.
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It should (presumably) say "It comes of having lived a long time". "to come of" is an idiomatic phrase: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/come-of
"Forget I said anything" is a fairly common phrase. As you will observe, the literal mean
"Forget I said anything" is a fairly common phrase. As you will observe, the literal mean
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