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Crossword 350: Practice Phrases for the Aspirational

Richard Redgrave, Country Cousins
Richard Redgrave, Country Cousins

You’ve got on your top hat, white tie, and tails, or your evening gown and string of pearls, and you’re seated at table next to the countess of this or the earl of that, and you’re using the right fork.  “I wonder whether the weather will improve,” you say.  Eyebrows are raised, gazes averted.  Nobody responds.  You’re never invited back.  What, oh what, have you done?  This puzzle supplies you with five practice phrases; learn to pronounce them properly and you may face your next dinner in high society with confidence.

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350 Practice Phrases for the Aspirational