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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Cotswold grapevine
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"The more that comes out about all this the more we will learn about the true nature of the Prime Minister's relationship with the Murdoch organisation. What I hear on the Cotswold grapevine is that the relationship was sinisterly cosy to a deeply unhealthy and unattractive degree." [From The Independent.]
How would you interpret the phrase Cotswold grapevine in this context?
Thank you.
"The more that comes out about all this the more we will learn about the true nature of the Prime Minister's relationship with the Murdoch organisation. What I hear on the Cotswold grapevine is that the relationship was sinisterly cosy to a deeply unhealthy and unattractive degree." [From The Independent.]
How would you interpret the phrase Cotswold grapevine in this context?
Thank you.
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the grapevine is a casual term for the "gossip network", the informal system of passing news or rumors by word of mouth from person to person. Cotswold is an area in England, so it simply describes the place where this particular "information system" was active. CJ
- the grapevine is a casual term for the "gossip network", the informal system of passing news or rumors by word of mouth from person to person.
- Cotswold is an area in England, so it simply describes the place where this particular "information system" was active.
- CJ
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the grapevine is a casual term for the "gossip network", the informal system of passing news or rumors by word of mouth from person to person. Cotswold is an area in England, so it simply describes the place where this particular "information system" was active.
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Extra innuendo from the press (NY Times):
He [Conservative British prime minister, David Cameron] then spent a fair chunk of time during his first year in office in 26 meetings with various News Corp. honchos, including Rebekah Brooks, who was arrested by the British police Sunday.
Brooks happened to be part of the Chipping Norton set, well described by Oborne as “an inces
He [Conservative British prime minister, David Cameron] then spent a fair chunk of time during his first year in office in 26 meetings with various News Corp. honchos, including Rebekah Brooks, who was arrested by the British police Sunday.
Brooks happened to be part of the Chipping Norton set, well described by Oborne as “an inces
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