'Literally' being used to mean 'not literally, but I just really mean this' - as in 'my mouth was literally on fire' is old hat now. But I first noticed the misuse that … (View Post)

There was a wonderful example during covid: a headline in the Telegraph saying that the British economy had been decimated, supported by a graph showing it had lost 9.97% of its value. I punched the … (View Post)

Yes indeed, and I don't disagree with any of that, but your examples are all similies. My maths set 1 colleagues could totally get on board with 'atoms are like rubber balls' - the wor… (View Post)

My school setted by maths only, so for the only other compulsory subject - English - you were with people who were as good as you at maths. I was in maths set 1, which was an interesting English clas… (View Post)

I don't really understand who is buying these cars, or even leasing them. I'm pretty comfortably off - not top 1%, certainly, but probably top 10% - and I'd never pay more than £20k fo… (View Post)