In Vowels^x, Irony^x

1) How long is a piece of string? Exactly 27.82cm. Anything other this is either shorter or longer than it should be. 2) Who Said an Orange should be called an Orange , and not a Window? First, windows weren't invented back then. Second, it was almost called a Green because long ago, at the...

Synonyms Annihilate: demolished Exodus: Flight Reprimand: reproved Stagnant: fetid Servitude: captivity Slapdash: sloppy Accomplice: confederate Succumb: expire Catalyst: stimulus Prattle: chattered Paramount: foremost Hamper: impede Ghastly: Gruesome Defray: pay for Bondage:...

Yes; 'blimey' has become quite fashionable. But only in a certain tone of voice; and it must have inverted commas now. If someone tells you a startling fact, you look—startled: then you say, after a pause, and perhaps with a slightly upgraded accent, 'Blimey!' In the old 'Blimey' (Michael...