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This is a beginners group with the aim of progressing capability to the point of being able to join a more advanced group at a later stage. Meets:1st & 3rd Monday of the month from 10:30 to 12:00 Venue:Currently inactive, but will resume meeting in person in Marlborough when able Contact the Group Leader:See below
We research and discuss a huge variety of topics, from rhyming slang to Proto-Indo-European roots. We look at reference works, old words, new words, the reform of spelling, the jargon of the film industry and banking, building and gardening. We have devilish quizzes on odd themes like magpie words, eponyms and collective nouns. And when …