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Chris -- 2018-04-11
This is another in the list of dire eggcorns. The “beaties” do sound difficult. The third example might be an Annie Lehmann : dire beatties, though there are no instances spelled with a y.
UK blog
In the hope that it might help with the AF, would certainly help with the arthritis and probably with the dire beaties too, I’ve decided that much as I disapprove of diets I must try to lose some weight. I
Other forum
I went to the dire beaties clinic today, and although my medication has had to be adjusted, the whole picture was better than I’d feared.
Health update
normal cholestrol and blood sugar – although I imagine I’m a tad young yet for type II (?) dire beatties.
Another
I still needed to leach the sugar out of the candy to ameliorate the dire-betic straits I was in.
Newsgroup
Someone suggested pure water diluted with whiskey, which can be soothing, and variations on that theme include nice mugs of cocoa with a chunk of soya ice cream (Swedish Glace jbexf nicely, so long as yer not dire betic)
Previously mentioned dire conditions: Dire rear 2006, Jan 2007, May 2007, Oct 2009, and dear direbollockal.
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