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   Paul Quinn to alexander koryagin   
   Absent-minded boy   
   12 Oct 15 19:24:33   
   
   Hi! Alexander,   
      
   On 10/12/2015 05:29 PM, you wrote to All:   
      
    ak> What do you call an absent minded boy?   
      
   Simply "absent-minded".  8-)   
      
    ak> I put this variant in my translation:   
    ak> "What a bungler! Have you forgotten it?"   
      
    ak> But some people say that "bungler" it a very rare word.   
      
   Yes.  However it implies to me that such a person is prone to making wrongful   
   decisions, or actions in conflict with a desired result.   
      
   Being "absent-minded" is something else, where the boy's attention is directed   
   elsewhere or he's just not mindful of some particular duties or situation.   
      
    ak> "Dreamy Daniel" is probably a British variant, that maybe unknown   
    ak> elsewhere.   
      
   I can't recall ever hearing of that.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
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