"Owain" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:
detention for you m'boy
It's been a long time, but that still has a familiar ring :-)
It was never said to me.
But I was at a girls' school ...

And very pretty in your pigtails and pink gingham pinafore I'm sure you
were too.

Not especially, nor were there pigtails for me and pink gingham for anyone.
Spotless white aprons or green lab coats protected our bottle green
gymslips.

At least they taught you how to use apostrophes correctly.

Yes, would that it was considered as important now :-(

English grammar and spelling and Latin were the best things I ever learned.
They weren't the only lessons though. I didn't excel at everything -
especially maths, history and sports.

Nor did I learn from detentions, lines and other punishments ...

Mary

Owain