niggerballs and liquorice and the soft, brightly-coloured squares that the children loved.

I'll explain it again, and maybe he'll come round to my way of thinking.

The true tannic acids are also widely distributed; […] in roots, as in the Texas plant, a Rumex commonly known as Cañaigre; […]

I wanted to take out the encyclopedia, but the librarian said it was a reference book.