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robertlagrant on Sept 22, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDa...

"What are you doing this weekend, little Timmy?"

"One is repairing to the country where one will be enjoying the company of one's paternal grandmama and grandpapa."

flangola7 on Sept 22, 2023 [–]

Repairing?

mtVessel on Sept 22, 2023 | | [–]

It's a slightly archaic usage, but it's correct:

repair [1]

verb

repaired; repairing; repairs

intransitive verb

1a: to betake oneself : go

    repaired to the judge's chambers

1b: to come together : rally

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repair

mjochim on Sept 22, 2023 | | [–]

Retreating?

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