Word: tutting
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...Tut.: I agree, that great glory from thence would ensue, And 'tis worthy alone of Alexander or you. After such an exploit there's no more to be done...
...Tut.: Any more...
...Tut.: Any more...
...Tut.: Now I see you're resolved to be master of all, The near and the distant, the great and the small; And I plainly perceive you will not be at rest, Till you've conquered all lands, both East and West. So Egypt is yours; your ambition then ranges, And bears you away to the Tigris and Ganges. But when crown'd with success, and with glory you tire us, What's left to be done when return'd to Epirus...
...then advertising for a motoring journal, The Autocar. The Autocar's, editors presently discovered in Grey a clever pen, converted him into a reporter, in 1908 gave him his first big assignment: a Paris air show. When Cub Grey pointed out that he spoke no French his editor tut-tutted: "At least you won't be misled by French eloquence." Nor was he ever. In 1936, still immune, he nearly caused a diplomatic breach between England and France by contemning France's role in the London Locarno Conference. Excerpt: "The position of France is as usual that...