suprunp
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A pleasingly Eurocentric explanation links the name to Oscar Wilde who, years before on a US lecture tour, was asked if he had won the Newdigate Prize for Poetry. "Yes, but while many people have won the Newdigate, it is seldom that the Newdigate gets an Oscar," he retorted.
(Who was Oscar anyway?;The Guardian)
Does it mean here 'it is seldom that a person who won the Newdigate gets an Oscar'?
Thanks.
(Who was Oscar anyway?;The Guardian)
Does it mean here 'it is seldom that a person who won the Newdigate gets an Oscar'?
Thanks.