छिटपुट (en. Smattering)

In the 1970s and 1980s, archaeologists dug up ancient homesteads from Suikerbosrand near Johannesburg, but no one thought there was anything more than a smattering of villages.

However, limitations on the number of pistes are overcome by several factors: the opportunities for beginners (excellent nursery slopes, plenty of wide blue runs and a high teaching standard), well-maintained snow parks, a smattering of challenging black runs for the more advanced, low prices (lift passes are around €30 and 0.5l of beer on the slopes is a refreshing €2.50) and last but far from least, the proximity of the resorts to the capital.

At the school he apparently gained a firm command of Latin but probably received no more than a smattering of arithmetic.

While St. Pauli has a smattering of gay bars and establishments, the gay scene of Hamburg today is now centred around the hip St Georg district - a former red-light district also - and is a fabulous place to stay with plenty of gay cafes by day, and bars, club events and cruising clubs by night.