"Aleconner" is a word in ENGLISH
Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of
ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of
London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is
a sinecure. [Also called aletaster.]
My dear woman, our greatest problem is that almost everything is a goddamned code. We do not know what is real any more. Every gesture is symbolic. A man cannot shit short of some pundit finding hidden meaning in it. Even having children is a metaphor. Hence, we cannot trust ourselves; and, therefore, we do not trust anybody. No my dear, I do not believe in codes, and even if I did I certainly would not use one in my sleep! (from the play, Sixteen Words For Water)
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