Yes - I think the way I put it was closer to immediate thought, closer to what I would say in conversation - 'One princess lay a Faberge egg' sounds slightly more correct and considered - I can see why I subconsciously never said it that way.
On 29 Nov 2014, at 15:56, Douglas Barbour wrote:
> Ah, well, this sounded a bit off to me, but it may be my hearing:
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> One of the princesses lay a Faberge egg
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> I enjoyed ll those princesses & what they were about, of course…
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