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I don't mean to be a grammar Nazi, but by "humbrence with" do you mean "umbrage at?"

In a neat coincidence "umbrage" and "umbrella" apparently share a common origin in Latin "umbra" (shade).

Please don't downvote this guy. As a non-native speaker, I learned one nice word and a bit of trivia about it. It certainly adds to the discussion, as without the explanation I wouldn't know what the GP wanted to say.

Thanks for your comment. I was disheartened to see the downvotes. I'm glad it was of some use to somebody!

I took the initiative to divert the conversation into semantic territory, and invited the Spelling-Stasi into my home. So as far as I'm concerned you can have a cup of tea while you're at it. And I'm glad you pointed out the serendipity of the mistake, so I can attempt to claim it as as my own clever play on words.

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