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Entries Tagged as 'Language'

The Problem With the Police

January 18th, 2008 · No Comments

They appear to be run by aliens, ones with only the most tenuous knowledge of the English language:

Peter Fahy, head of race and diversity, said: "Having listened to the British Association for Women in Policing it was clear many forces wanted to produce a better uniform themselves. It is at that level that the proposals […]

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Competition Time!

December 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments

It’s Wednesday. Hump Day. So a competition is in order I think.
Merriam Webster is a publisher of dictionaries and reference books and as part of their annual PR campaign ("Buy your three year old daughter a dictionary for Christmas" type thing) they release a list of "Words of the Year". This year’s number one word […]

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New Insult! New Insult!

October 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments

It’s rare to see an entirely new insult. So well done Chris:

So fuck you, you one eyed kilt snake.

Can you guess, without looking, who he’s talking about?

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The Apocalypse is Nigh

October 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Sigh:

"Taking the example of the Local Employment Partnerships, claims of indirect discrimination could arise if the effect of these was to encourage employers to employ less migrant workers and more people on benefits, who by virtue of the rules on benefit entitlement might be more likely to be British," the study states.

That’s a study from […]

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