Peter Hitchens

@ClarkeMicah ↗

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

Nothing wrong with it .@oflithu. English is not Latin. 'But' and 'and' often work very well at the beginning of a sentence. The test of good English is how it reads out loud, not whether it conforms to some Latinate 1930s grammar manual. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 3, 2023

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

How does one 'traffick in defeat'? .@falstaffbloom? Surely there has to be a choice between defeat and victory, implying a fight in progress whose outcome is in doubt. — PolitiTweet.org

@ClarkeMicah @Dr__Duran Defeatist: one who traffics in defeat

Posted Jan. 3, 2023

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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

1/2 What threat are you thinking of , @seibtnaomi? Palmerston and Gladstone, two of our greatest national leaders, very cleverly avoided getting into wars with Prussia, despite being told it was a threat. If only Asquith had done the same in 1914. — PolitiTweet.org

@ClarkeMicah @SeosQuinn One can only wonder how much virtuous growth we would have missed out on if our forefathers… https://t.co/0WrR6bx742

Posted Jan. 3, 2023