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Sep 21, 2016
Adam McPhee
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It's right wing as hell, but I have to admit it's funny. And the humour kind of cancels out Waugh's crude hierarchical views, because he ends up satirizing everyone.
I want to start using 'up to a point' instead of saying no, like Salter. 'Hong Kong still belongs to us?' 'Definitely, sir.' 'The capital of Japan is Yokohama?' 'Up to a point, sir.'
Supplementary material in my copy included Waugh's correspondence from his time working as a foreign correspondent for the Daily Mail in Ethiopia.
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I want to start using 'up to a point' instead of saying no, like Salter. 'Hong Kong still belongs to us?' 'Definitely, sir.' 'The capital of Japan is Yokohama?' 'Up to a point, sir.'
Supplementary material in my copy included Waugh's correspondence from his time working as a foreign correspondent for the Daily Mail in Ethiopia.
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May 07, 2025
Josh
marked it as to-read
