The Corner

Re: Teresa’s Pinkies

Kathryn: I am glad to know that Mrs. Heinz said “pinkies,” not “piggies.”

There are still some of us classically-educated folk out here who recall

what it was that well-brought-up Roman girls meant when they referred to

their “piggies.”

John Derbyshire — Mr. Derbyshire is a former contributing editor of National Review.
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