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PennilynnLott t1_je4vdzb wrote

  1. How much better would Jane's life have been had she been allowed to just live happily with her fellow spinster cousins and read books all day every day?

  2. How old were you when you realized how "St John" is pronounced? How much does it still cause you physical pain when you think about it?

  3. How deliberate do you think it was that Helen dying in Jane's arms is more romantic than anything Rochester could ever do?

  4. You and Grace Poole are out at a bar. What drink do you buy her 6 of to get her to spill the tea?

  5. Bertha Mason- to what degree would Lucille Bluth say "good for her" when she sets everything on fire?

  6. Where does Rochester find the audacity?

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Primary-Initiative52 t1_je5osp0 wrote

I am today years old when I found out the pronunciation dude's name....not SAINT JOHN the way any normal person would pronounce it, but "Sinjin." The fuck?

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PennilynnLott t1_je5vqov wrote

I only learned it a year or two ago and it causes me deep physical and psychological anguish every time I remember it.

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CraftyRole4567 t1_jefes39 wrote

Ha! We who grew up in the 80s learned this on the show Airwolf! I have no idea why anyone reads Jane Eyre without watching Airwolf first …

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Obedient_Wife79 t1_je55wb1 wrote

  1. How much better would most women’s lives be if this was a sustainable option?

  2. When I was in my 30’s and there was a character on Mad Men named St John. I felt dumb as hell.

  3. I ugly cry every time I read this part. Full on snotty nose running down my face, tears streaming from my eyes. I first read it when I was 14ish and it helped me understand there are different types of soulmates.

  4. Grace Poole would only need 1 shot of whiskey because you know she wants to spill the beans and feel VERY important.

  5. 100%. And I think we should use this as a measure of female independence and rebellion against the patriarchy from now on.

  6. Not just the audacity. Where does he get the caucasity? And the answer is unqualified men have always been put in places of authority because other unqualified men are terrified of uteruses. Uteri? What’s the plural for uterus?

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floppyjoe714 t1_je51uj5 wrote

  1. Oh I don't know, I think she enjoys being mean to Mr. Rochester and she gets to call him ugly at the end.
  2. 20 in a college lit class. There was a deli near my old apartment called St. John's market and we used to call it Sinjin's just to be annoying.
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poohfan OP t1_je4zyio wrote

Oooo, those are good ones, especially #6!! LOL I like these!!

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Sumtimesagr8notion t1_je6bfpt wrote

How is St John pronounced?

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PennilynnLott t1_je6c87s wrote

"Sinjin". I'm so, so sorry.

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Dana07620 t1_je7boan wrote

I learned that from 1984's Airwolf TV show where the brother of the main character was named St. John. (The main character was named Stringfellow.)

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little_carmine_ t1_je6r1oq wrote

Why? Could you please explain?

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PennilynnLott t1_je6t76h wrote

I cannot explain, I can only pass on this cursed knowledge as it was passed on to me.

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SparklingSarcasm99 t1_je6z034 wrote

Apparently it’s because it’s the English version of the French name Saint-Jean which is pronounced similarly. That combined with regional accents in England changed it to Sinjin over time. (Even knowing that still upsets me. I too was pronouncing it wrong for way too long).

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