If someone hasn't already said this, quoting Vice President Spiro Agenw: ". . .
nattering nabobs of negativism. . ." I believe the line was penned by then
political-hack William Safire, who since has redeemed himself with a
long-running series of excellent columns, "On Language," published in the New
York Times Magazine.
--Bob
On Jan 7, 2013, at 1:27 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> "nattering", Chuck? Is that word in common use Over There? I had thought it
> a purely British word.
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