ACADEME, n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught.
ACADEMY, n. [from ACADEME] A modern school where football is taught.
Ambrose Bierce (1842 – 1914?)
From The Devil's Dictionary (1911), full text at Project Gutenberg.
Sunday 13 June 2010
A thought for a Sunday
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And in Scotland, around golf courses "A cady, me!"
In Scotland shouldn’t it be “McAdam, aye”?
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