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Originally Posted by sexobon
You get a gold star today doc, for using the word "repair." It's seldom heard anymore outside of the military as in "failure to repair" (i.e. meeting both conditions of being at an appointed place and at an appointed time).
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Repair: to betake oneself (to an appointed place). Intransitive verb.
Dang, I didn't realize this was uncommon usage. Maybe that's the reason no one understands me.
eta: anyone who appreciates the use of 'repair' as an intransitive verb is, by definition, sexy.
eta2: the military usage includes time as well as place ... I've encountered that in literature, although the dictionaries don't mention it.