'In 1888 the O.E.D said that 'avant-garde' had been replaced by the
aphetic form 'vanguard', and had become archaic or obsolete. The 1933
Supp. did not disturb this view.'
Fowler (revised Gowers) 1965.
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David Bircumshaw
Website and A Chide's Alphabet http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
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