Re: Boris Johnson and Classical Studies
June Samaras <[email protected]> Mon, 7 Oct 2019 00:36:52 -0400
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Sun, 6 Oct 2019 at 23:49, James McNally Pfundstein <[email protected]> wrote: > As a fairly proud graduate of an American land-grant university, I'm a > non-combatant in these culture wars. But in reading Higgins on Johnson I > remembered a word I haven't seen anywhere for a while: _Balliolity_. Here > are a couple of secondary characters in one of Sayers' detective novels, > discussing the hero in his absence. > > << “_And just as he ought... > he cared for nought_,” > > added Miss Meteyard. “I defy you to find another rhyme for Balliol. >> > ___ > Just north of Toronto's largest urban cemetery there are two parallel streets with ambitions named Merton St. and Balliol St.. In the local patois the latter is pronounced "Ball-oil Street" Rhyming contributions anyone? June S June Samaras 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : [email protected]