Earning, or making good money, yes (even if you are a banker). But I suddenly wondered if you had to be my age to understand why we didn’t spend ‘good money’, even after the Age of Austerity, even when you are not throwing it after bad
I started with my trusty Chambers because that is closest to the bed
Within minutes I had whizzed through botany, Greek & Roman mythology … to chins
Checking the difference between mint (the plant) & the mint (coining it) led to mentum, a Latin word for chin. Adjective: mental
Gives a whole new meaning to “an episode of mental illness”. I hope the doctors, psychiatrists (& dentists) are clear on this
"The second hole in the lower jaw is named the mental hole"
Bell: Anatomy. & Physiology of the Human Body1829
