"Of course you were, Sir. I knew how it would be. I wanted you fifty yards higher up, but Mr. Chalmers, he would have you here. Lor, I've never known birds break here. Now then, you boys, stop that chattering, or I sends you all home. Seem to think they're out here to enjoy theirselves, instead of doing as I tells 'em. Come, rattle your sticks!"
Thus are the little beaters and the stops admonished.
FROM A MODERN ENGLISH EXAMINATION-PAPER
Which young Mr. D. Brown went in to floor, but which floored him.
Question. What is the meaning of "to deodorise." Give the derivation.
Answer. "To deodorise" is to gild the statue of a heathen deity. Literally "to gild a god." This compound verb is derived from "Deus," dative "Deo," and the Greek verb "δωριξω, i.e. to gild."
Q. What is a "Manicure"? Give its derivation.
A. It is another term for a Mad Doctor. Its derivation is obvious—"Maniac Cure." The last syllable of the first word being omitted for the sake of convenience in pronunciation.