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I’ve always loved words and, as a schoolboy, I desperately wanted to become an etymologist. I was terrible at it….
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I’ve always loved words and, as a schoolboy, I desperately wanted to become an etymologist. Life intervened, of course, but…
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I’ve always loved words and, as a teenager, I wanted to become an etymologist. I fantasised about having a column…