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Mind your language

Let’s talk about sex: the brilliance of ‘bonk’

10 October 2020

9:00 AM

10 October 2020

9:00 AM

I take it personally that a word I practically saw being born is now unrecognised by people almost old enough to be the Chancellor. I am in any case suspicious of the recent survey that found a good proportion of people aged 18 to 30 do not know the meaning of sozzled, cad, henceforth, swot or disco.

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