James M. Barrie

(1860—1937)

English novelist

It is not real work unless you would rather be doing something else.

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(1894-1963) English novelist Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work. www.sky-net-eye.com

for real

[for real] (2) {adv. phr.}, {substandard} Not for practice; really; seriously. * /Let's do our work for real./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Living things grow and change, and so does language. One can readily recognize differences between Shakespeare's English and the English of modern authors, but present-day English is also growing and […] articlesbase.com

for real

[for real] (1) {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not practice or play; earnest, real, serious. * /The war games were over now. This battle was for real./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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