10 NOVEMBER 1917, Page 16

" COLLY WESTON " AND "GALLEY-WEST." [To TEE EDITOT or

TIM n SPECTATOR.")

Std,—Your discussion only proves once again what one has always stated—viz., that the old English words and phrases are best found in America, particularly in the South. But in the United Stnte.s the expression "galley-nest" is very common, and 1A used by any one and every one. It means topsy-turvy, or to smithereens," or upside-down. It is used literally and