Posh Lingo Sir,—strix, Dividing The Sheep From The...
explains that 'The village are livid' becomes, in non-U, 'Our village is up in arms.' His attitude here is positively feudal. It implies a detachment on the part of U- users. To......
Cyprus Sir,—i Refer To The Statement In Your Article On
Cyprus of September 16 that 'it should be no secret to the Greek Government that, if a choice had to be made between Greece and Turkey as allies in the Eastern Mediterranean, it......
Sir,—i Am Deeply Grieved. In This Week's Delightful...
Strix I failed to find any reference to my favourite non-U word. What- ever has happened to hubby? — Yours faithfully,......
Sir,—in The Following Pairs Of Words Or Ex- Pressions (all
taken from the article by Strix), I use the first of the pair. False teeth/den- tures; bike 'cycle; napkin' serviette; vegetables/ greens; my wife the wife; were going to the......
Sir,—miss Arnot Robertson Is Surely Pulling Our Legs In Her
delightful article when she claims that Robert Louis Stevenson put on record this confession : 'I have endeavoured all my life to like Scotsmen, but have been forced to desist......
An Indian Biography Sir,—the Kesari-mahratta Trust Of...
me with the work of writing a biography in English of the late Lokamanya B. G. Tilak, pioneer in the field of the Indian freedom movement; he was described by Sir Valentine......
Sir,—ii Is No Doubt True, As You Remark In Your
issue of September 16, that 'the British Government has got into a pretty mess over Cyprus,' if by British Government the Labour Government which assumed office in 1945 is......
Letters To The Editor
The Christian and Africans Sir Angus Watson Cyprus J. Phrantzes, Richmond Palmer Some of my Best Friends are Scots Sir Linton Andrews Posh Lingo Christopher Rowland, David......
99 Gower Street, London, W.c.1
Euston 3221......
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