Way back in the mists of time when I attended the halls of learning a 'swot'
was a creature to be despised. Didn't play Rugby and always did his
homework. Talk about 'get a life'. <g>
John.
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[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Marc Lawrence
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> Jim Brokaw [mailto:jbrokaw@xxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> Perhaps it stands for "School Work On the Table"?
I believe it's a old Scottish derivation of "sweat".
Can't remember where I saw that though.
Cheers
Marc (who was never a swot, but was possibly a teacher's pet)
Sydney, Oz
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