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Hi! I have a new Regency short story coming out and I'm making a quiz for a promo card. Here is a list of 20 random terms commonly found in Regency romances. Could you copy and paste the list and give each one a number from 1-5 (1 being super easy and 5 being super hard)? I'm going to pick about 10, but I'd like to have a nice mix, as far as difficulty. Thanks!

abigail
Almack's
carte blanche
chemise
Corinthian
curricle
diamond of the first water
dowager
fichu
foxed
Gretna Green
modiste
not a feather to fly with
ratafia
Regent
reticule
spencer
tenant-for-life
valet
vicar

Not sure what you mean. Do you want us to rate according to how often we find them in Regency romances? I recognize almost all of them.

Which do you think might be harder for someone who isn't a frequent reader of Regencies?

I guess maybe it would be better to get people who DON'T read Regencies to do this. But then they might not know any!

Maybe you could just mention the ones you don't know or aren't too sure of? That would help!

abigail 3
Almack's 2
carte blanche 1
chemise 1
Corinthian 4
curricle 3
diamond of the first water 4
dowager 1
fichu 4
foxed 1
Gretna Green 2
modiste 2
not a feather to fly with 5
ratafia 4
Regent 1
reticule 2
spencer 2
tenant-for-life 5
valet 1
vicar 2

ok, did my best. ☺

You are a sweetheart! Thanks so much!

you're welcome

Sorry, I'm no help cause I knew them all.

Here's a few more that may be a little harder


foolscap
jarvey
rout
tiger
tucker
mushroom
spanish coin
barking irons
entail
darken one's daylights
blue ruin
cut direct

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