On his first day in Oxford Sydney took care of some of the immediate concerns: pick up mail and his “new fellows” packet, get keys, and buy a tuxedo. Yes, that last one was high on the priority list, since he has to wear one at many college events. There are a number of other obscure pieces of clothing he’s required to own. The vocabulary surrounding all this sends us running to the dictionary, and more than half the time the results read “an establishment at Oxford” or “a form of dress exclusive to fellows at Oxford University.”
We’re working on mastering this, but it’s going to take awhile.
Erin
Alan Schmierer