> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tim Churches > Sent: Tuesday, 31 January 2006 9:12 AM
> > Tim, WTF? Please define 'chattering classes'. > > See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattering_classes This Wikipedia page tells us: "The expression is first recorded by the OED in the writings of journalist Clive James in 1985." That's one of our boys! It's an Australian-invented expression! - or to put it more accurately, it was invented by an Australian who has lived for a long time in the UK. Oliver Frank, general practitioner 255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens South Australia 5086 Ph. 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
