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by Phil
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Oh, and:
"The Monarch: Nark on me"

It should be spelled "narc." It's slang, or something, for a narcotics officer. Disparaging.

Jul. 24, 2008, 12:09am

by Josh Geller
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Nark was being used in England long before narcotics were illegal. It means a snitch, a rat.

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Jul. 24, 2008, 5:57am

by Phil
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I stand corrected. Slightly, anyway. :-P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narc_(Narcotics)

Seems the more common spelling today is "narc," but it was ORIGINALLY spelled "nark," which, itself, is still an acceptable variant.

So, as far as I can tell, neither is more correct than the other. My mistake.

Jul. 24, 2008, 3:02pm

by Josh Geller
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Oh yes, the usage and spelling you give is also correct, for at least the past half century or so (I would bet it dates back to the criminalization of narcotics in the early 20th century). But the other is older: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nark

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Jul. 27, 2008, 10:34am