A WORD IN THE HAND: WAX

SUE DE GROOT | This is everybody’s beeswax, unless you’re anti

A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd

07 July 2022 - 22:12 By Sue de Groot

If we collected all the wax shed from all the candles used in SA during load-shedding, we could start our own Madame Tussauds. Not everyone would condone this, of course. Those who find wax models of people creepy and those who are afraid of candles would be vocal anti-waxers...

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