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not-one-more-word? #1 (permalink) Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:11 am   not-one-more-word?
 

“Michael!”it was her not-one-more-word voice, and mikey subsided, glowering

what does the word "not-one-more-word" mean here? thanks!
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not-one-more-word? #2 (permalink) Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:43 am   not-one-more-word?
 

'Not one more word' is an angry warning to say nothing more, to stop disagreeing, for instance. She is warning Michael to shut up immediately.
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not-one-more-word? #3 (permalink) Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:58 am   not-one-more-word?
 

thanks a lot!
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