Funny how life can be, isn’t it? - how you can say or do something - and later, at some point it returns to haunt you – or comes back and bites you!
 
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a weekly review titled ‘Words Matter,’ in that article I made a reference to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Mr. Boris Johnson – referring to a former colleague - and previous Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron - as a ‘girly swot.’  For those who are interested in the background surrounding Mr. Boris Johnson’s use of the term - click here. 
 
The term ‘girly swot’ is a particularly English term, apparently used in certain English male Public Schools, as a term of jocular abuse.  The word ‘public,’ often confuses, those not familiar with its use in this context, since these are actually exclusive - private educational institutions, normally associated with wealth and privilege (for details of Public Schools in the United Kingdom click here.)  The British Public School has been a major feature of British social and political life for centuries. By the 20th century however, it seemed as if its hey day had passed and with the decline of Empire, domestic, social and political reforms, it’s significance also seemed destined to fade.