Poet Wendy Cope was born in Erith, Kent, England in 1945 and read History at St Hilda's College, Oxford. She trained as a teacher at Westminster College of Education, Oxford, and taught in primary schools in London. She became Arts and Reviews editor and continued to teach part-time, before becoming a freelance writer in 1986. She was television critic for The Spectator magazine until 1990. She received a Cholmondeley Award in 1987 and was awarded the Michael Braude Award for Light Verse (American Academy of Arts and Letters) in 1995. Wendy Cope is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and lives in Winchester, England.

Wendy Cope
(born 1945)

Men and Their Boring Arguments

One man on his own can be quite good fun
But don't go drinking with two -
They'll probably have an argument
And take no notice of you.

I expect you're right, my dearest love.
I expect you're right, my friend.
These boring arguments make no difference
To anything in the end.

Wendy Cope

on his own: responsible for himself
argument: a dispute where there is strong disagreement
take not notice of you: observe you with no attention
show off: act ostentatiously or pretentiously
defeat: an unsuccessful ending
give in: consented
with the bit between his teeth: out of control

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