Big_G, he's a troll. Don't let him get to you, and don't bother to reply to his rants. I have regular contact with young people through my job, and the ones I know resent not at all the lockdowns tha… (View Post)
I like using "best wishes" because on the rare occasions when I omit it in emails I imply a subtle curse on the recipient. For delinquent students, I omit the "best wishes" and si… (View Post)
Quite! Far from Oxford's finest publication, I must say. Still, I'm glad that the vaccine turned out so well, in spite of the semi-bungled study. --AS (View Post)
I find this a fascinating social phenomenon, and to the best of my memory it's fairly new. Either the people advocating the slogan are delusional -- but it's unwise to dismiss phenomena in this way -… (View Post)
Thank you all, for your thoughts. It helped me realize that I'm very well isolated at the moment and it won't make any difference to my risk if I wait a few days (or indeed a couple of weeks) -- I ha… (View Post)