The ancients had some really clever ways of moving big blocks of stone about. If you don't know about them, and just assume they used brute force, then it requires vast numbers of people. There&… (View Post)

Lol, what are they going to say instead? It was an inconvenience? A mishap? Context modifies language. Sometimes I find the hyperbole ridiculous, but I don't think the word disaster has to be re… (View Post)

Abolish the minimum wage, restore single parent benefit, stop using private hospitals for hip replacements... Has Danny Kruger thought this through? (View Post)

He's the richest man in the world, with weird personal relationships and reportedly a troubled relationship with narcotic substances. If he didn't have a seriously warped sense of humour I … (View Post)

Most languages have similar in common usage. In Hiberno-English, "I will yeah," translates as, "not a chance and leave off about it." See for example this recent article. https://… (View Post)