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I have been using my commute time to catch up on middle school literature by listening to the books on tape. In Dicey's Song Mina makes a comment about Dicey's grandmother having a reputation for "weird chess." I had never heard this phrase before, and couldn't understand it on tape, and replayed and replayed the phrase, thinking maybe it was "witchness"---which doesn't make any sense at all. I looked it up in the book, and there it is: weird chess. I can guess that it has something to do with strange behavior, witchcraft, or eccentricity. But I cannot find an explanation for the phrase in any reference books I've checked. Perhaps it is explained in some teaching materials for the book. Perhaps it is a common regionalism that someone out there amongst you knows about. Does anyone know what the expression means? Have any of you heard of it before (other than reading it in the book)? If so, please e-mail me. I think it is so odd that there is just this one unusual expression and it is not explained anywhere. What a wonderful story, though! Sharon Gonzalez Librarian Connell Middle School San Antonio, TX sgonzalez3@satx.rr.com sgonzalez@saisd.net =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=