I would sooner wear my hat in church or drink my tea from the saucer than use the word normalcy in ordinary conversation or writing.* But that is merely a personal crotchet. I understand perfectly ...

What follows is a list, in no particular order, of some of my other reading habits and “crotchets,” to use an old-fashioned term. Perhaps you will recognize a few of your own. Hard- vs.

"I do unique crotchets because I have always wanted to be a better version of what my mother used to be; I wanted to make her proud," she says. Her starting capital was Ushs8000 which she used to ...

Everyone understands that fashions come and go. We can live in hope that the menswear of the 1970s will never return. Those neckties as wide as lobster bibs. The plaid jackets. Leisure suits. What ...

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Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Court of Peeves, Crotchets and Irks resumes its summer assizes with a tough motion from Connie Swenson of Charlotte ...

Clive Myrie has sparked a BBC Proms storm after saying that the enjoyment of classical music should not be restricted to a “select few” who understand “crotchets and quavers”. The BBC ...

Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Court of Peeves, Crotchets & Irks resumes its winter assizes with a petition from Robert Moore of Chicago.