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It is the season for democracy once again, and I don’t mean that charming American trillion-dollar deficit version of our gloriously imperfect system of governance – I mean ME! Some bright spark has entered me for the European Podcast Awards. I don’t need the prize, obviously, but I do want the glory. So, my virtual [...]
au·gust /ɔˈgʌst/ [aw-guhst] –adjective 1. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama. 2. venerable; eminent: an august personage. [Origin: 1655–65; < L augustus sacred, grand, akin to augére to increase. See eke] —Related forms au·gust·ly, adverb au·gust·ness, noun Not that I am any of these [...]
