3 responses to “Overheard”

  1. Elizabeth Avatar
    Elizabeth

    Sounds entirely appropriate response to brocade

  2. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    For this North American I’m having trouble understanding whether “brocade” is being used as an adjective or a noun.

  3. kelvin Avatar
    kelvin

    It was intended as a noun, but I am amused by the ambiguity.

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