Writing tagged: ‘rip’

It’s the end of a Vera

BBC: Dame Vera Lynn: Forces' Sweetheart dies aged 103Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces’ Sweetheart whose songs helped raise morale in World War Two, has died aged 103. The singer was best known for performing hits such as We’ll Meet Again to troops on the front line in countries including India and Egypt.

Bilking

I've often thought we needed a word to describe someone (usually famous) dying whom, until you heard the sad news, you wrongly believed died years ago.