English isn't French. We do not have an Academie Anglaise. English dictionaries are documents that describe how English is used, rather than prescribe how it should be used. People are getting i… (View Post)

Even if the very worst predictions come to pass everyone will still be free to visit other people, to go to pubs, etc. Even with a 20% cut in fuel supply there's still 80% of fuel. There could b… (View Post)

The English language is an evolving thing that changes as people use it differently. We lost the battle on this one. Literally is now often used simply as an indicator of emphasis, rather than for it… (View Post)

It's a worrying sign that there is such a disparity between independent pollsters and government-aligned pollsters. That looks like an attempt to provide cover for outright falsifying the electi… (View Post)

Iran hasn't opened the Strait anyway, so there's not a huge amount lost by blockading what Iran is permitting passage to. And I guess we'll see how Iran reacts. (View Post)