There is a Yorkshire word that is rarely used outside the county - and I don't really know how to spell it . . .
Thoyle
. . . or something like that (as I have never seen it written down) has a specific and distinct meaning. It means that its not that I can't afford something, but I just don't think it is worth that much money. If it was in more common usage I would be very pleased, and it would have application in many situations.
Madame Bollinger apparently disagreed - but then again it must have been more cheaply available to her. Anecdotally she said
"I drink champagne when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I'm not hungry and drink it when I am.
"Otherwise, I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty."
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