Pacificlst, Pacifist, Or.— [to The Editor Of The...
Sin,—In our endeavours to get hold of the right idea, let us at least try and get hold of the right word. It is high time that some competent etymologist or word-coiner should......
The Origin Of " Oxford " And "cambridge."
[To THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR:] SIR,—Mr. Francis Darwin has scarcely gone deep enough in his discussion. Cam in Celtic certainly means "crooked," but Cam in Cam-bridge does......
[to The Editor Of The "spectator:] Sir,—may I Point Out
that the Welsh names for Oxford and Cambridge—Rhyd ychen (the ford of the oxen) and Caer Grawnt (the fort of the Granta)—support the views that the derivations respectively are......
Virgil A Thracian ?
[To Tag EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—The obsession under which I have been labouring since I read, in your last issue, that Virgil was a Thracian has been strong. Mr. Garrod,......
"ne Suitor Ultra Crepidam.*
[To TILE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 Sru,—The expression "Ne sutor ultra crepidam," concerning which your correspondent "G." seems unduly exercised, may be found in the "Anatomy......
Bad Words.
[To Tax EDITOR OF THR "SrEcurop..”] SIR,—Can you help to drive the following words out of use, viz.: Mentality, obsession, necessities (for "necessaries "). meantime (for "......
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