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Paul

Well done on playing Victress, a lovely word. Glad your opponent does not follow this thread.

Yes women often speculate about babies inheriting features. I suppose if the person had mentioned that the baby might have a lighter skin than her mother, there would have been no outrage from the white community.

Jigjag

Keely is coached by another European 800m championess from Wigan. I dont know either of them.

Grunger

Dom Bess is only 23 - it might be justifiable to `rotate` experienced players but I don`t think it`s fair to youngsters who are still learning the game. Funny how players seem to recover quickly when the IPL comes round!

Grunger

Did you have a victress/victrix ludorum at school?

Tyke

I suppose Rashid, Moeen Ali, Leach and Bess all feel they have been messed about to some extent. Yes, nobody has been rotated out of the IPL and according to Buttler, it was not even discussed!

jigjag

I dont remember us having any victresses/victrices ludorum. I only played netball and football at school. I remember a footballer was sent of by a teacher who was refereeing, and she was reported to the Head for "ungentlemanly conduct". The Head let her off, saying that the girl should behave like a lady not a gentleman.

...sent off

Controversy on todays's Fifteensquared Guardian thread over "seamstress".
http://www.fifteensquared.net/2021/03/10/guardian-28389-tramp/#comment-479564

Chrise

Thanks. I dont understand the comments. It is the correct word for a female sewer.

See 20a in this week’s Listener.

math pro

i dont see the Listener - what is the clue please?