It used to be perceived as a really swotty thing to enjoy reading but authors such as her have made books more accessible and made reading enjoyable. |
What if I saw one of my old teachers and they found out their swotty student has amounted to naught? |
Tony was the sporty one and Henry was the swotty one, but despite the differences they remained friends throughout the years. |
I say, Ginger, let's hoist Swotty Watkins with his own petard until Matron needs a pair of sugar tongs to retrieve them. |
Maybe it's the juxtaposition of gobby punk attitude alongside such a slavishly swotty excavation of rock'n'roll mythology that attracted attention. |