We are not amused.

They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.

It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.

You would be much amused with the animals round the ranch.

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.

Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.