And I thought my Yiddish List posts were hard to decipher.... Julie Krueger feeling dyslexic at least ========Original Message======== Subj:[lit-ideas] Re: Thinks Date:5/31/2004 11:07:55 PM Central Daylight Time From:ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent on: on 5/31/04 8:44 PM, JulieReneB@xxxxxxx at JulieReneB@xxxxxxx wrote: > <<'Swotted' (UK, fr. sweated)>> > Ya know, that's what I thought and then I thought it was too obvious and I > was being corny... Does one "swot" in the UK? Is one "swotty"? Curious that > it's not a matter of pronunciation only. And where has Mirembe gone? Until she brakes free, I shall have to educate the pipple re. swots. At St. Custards there are: Cads, who always have a grandmother who is the Duchess of Blank and are inclined to cheat at conkers Oiks, tuough boys who have not had our advantages Goody-goodies, fotherington-tomas, need I sai more? Bulies, who are fat and roll about the place clouting everybode. Snekes, who are unspekable Swots, who know all the words to the Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna, and who sniff specemens on Botany walks. Everyone on this list is probably a swot, a grate brane and a whizz who crams. Chiz chiz. David Ritchie pp. Nigel Molesworth Portland, Oregon p.s. "Thinks" is in my view David Lodge's second dullest book. Try others. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html