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Dot Wordsworth
And Finally
There’s nothing rude about the word ‘titbit’
Kingsley Amis, in a letter to The Spectator in 1995, attributed to ‘fastidiousness’ the rise of tidbit in preference to titbit
By Dot Wordsworth
And Finally
The slippery meaning of ‘brat’
It might not define all that Americans want in a president
By Dot Wordsworth
And Finally
The origins of ‘very demure’
The word has been around for some time
By Dot Wordsworth
And Finally
What’s the right way to voyage?
My husband has ordered a copy of Craig Brown’s new book
By Dot Wordsworth
And Finally
Is Donald Trump a ‘badass?’
For the time being, the former president is being lauded as the real thing
By Dot Wordsworth
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