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Refastening a notebook #1 (permalink) Sat Oct 14, 2006 20:41 pm   Refastening a notebook
 

Hi

"Well," said the inspector, refastening his notebook. "The case seems clear enough.
© Agatha Christie

So, notebook here is just a notebook. Smile
(To me, it always takes some time to switch to that time, despite the fact that in the UK laptops are more commonly used Smile Very Happy)

But refastening in this context?

Quote:
Refasten
v. t. 1. To fasten again.
© www.thefreedictionary.com
Smile

Anyway, to me it sounds very strange to say fasten a notebook.

What on earth did he do with his notebook? Laughing
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Refastening a notebook #2 (permalink) Sat Oct 14, 2006 22:17 pm   Refastening a notebook
 

Some notebooks or diaries have a kind of closing/fastening device, like a press stud, for example. Some can be ribbon-tied or even locked.

Probably nothing more complicated than that.
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Refastening a notebook #3 (permalink) Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:00 am   Refastening a notebook
 

Thanks, Conchita.

There is no detail about the inspector’s notebook (what I gave you is the first its mentioning in the novel), but perhaps, you’re right. Nothing else to suppose…
Maybe that time Scotland Yard's inspectors had some special notebooks and readers were/are well aware of that. But not me. Smile
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