After two weeks, Alexandrine noticed Genevieve had not dined with the family once since she had returned, so she decided to talk to [her ...] “Genny, would you like tea? … Alexandrine put her cup down and put her hand on Genevieve's arm.

Aug 14, 1996, Philippe Cadic, “Can We modify GSM to be talkie walkies ? How”, in alt.cellular-phone-tech, Usenet, retrieved 2022-06-04:

‘ […] you’ll have to rub up on the other sort of navigation now. How long is it since you used a sextant?’

He had pored over the websites of the different European car manufacturers, wooed at first by the Beemers, Audis and Saabs before admitting we had a restricted budget. He eventually chose an economical but zippy Renault hatchback.