Could you quote the paragraph or a good chunk of it? You may have a
misprint. I found the word "girls" quite a bit, but not "grool." If
Holden is talking to someone (other than the reader), he may be slurring
his speech a bit.
heh...first time I picked up Salinger in some time. Some pretty
wonderful lines just in that chapter...
Jim
Wahlbrinck wrote:
> Bernd Wahlbrinck 22.01.2003
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> could any one of you native speakers tell me what "grool" means, for
> Chrissake? (cp. CITR, chapter 10)
> Bernie
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