4 JULY 1952, Page 20

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 125

Set by Lewis Petrie It is said that in a Liverpool Magistrates' Court witnesses. used to be ranged in the degrees—" Liar, dam' liar, expert witness." A prize of £5, which may be divided, is offered for three sets of similar irregular (and satirical) degrees of comparison—substantival, adjectival or adverbial.

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Entries must be addressed to the Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1, in envelopes marked " Competition," and must be received not later than July 16th. Results will be published in the Spectator of July 25th.

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