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Grammar nerd & stray apostrophe hunter but I enjoy a good malapropism. It's never personal.

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But what if Roosevelt had done what Trump did? What if, instead of standing up to Nazi aggression, instead of participating in the D-Day landings, he had invited Hitler to Alaska to discuss β€˜land transfers’ without any input from other Allied leaders? What if?

17.08.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a reason the US buys so much from China - labour costs. The average industrial wage in China is one fifth of that in the US and it is cheaper to produce the things US consumers want to buy. Cheap and plentiful Chinese labour has been subsidising US consumers for decades.

07.04.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, let's be honest here. I'm all in favour of free speech so long as I agree with what you have to say.

23.01.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#BookSky #RailFans #RailTravel

A cracking read. Available from Amazon

10.01.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜Homunculi’. If you don’t know, ask Dr Google.

05.12.2024 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love reading John Banville. Not only does he write beautifully but he has a humongous vocabulary. His latest work β€˜The Drowned’ is no exception. Four pages in and I’m already learning new words

05.12.2024 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Pedantry matters!

23.11.2024 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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