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Originally Posted by John Whitworth
On the other hand, the older I get the less inclined I am to read books through unless I've read them before.
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Funny isn't it, John. I'm becoming the same way. Stodgy maybe.
I'm all for Betjeman. Limpid and sad. Funny and sharp. his voice has that wonderful British ring to it that some might mistake for pretentiousness. It's actually the opposite of pretentious. I sometimes wish I was born English until I realize that then I would have to
be English.