Language Liberalism Freethought Birds
Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Today I got a paper from a student - a translation - which referred to "Finance Minister of the US Tim Gaytner". In the translation.
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I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 12:34 AM, April 08, 2009
incunabular had this to say...
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At 5:46 AM, April 08, 2009
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->More evidence that they need to be reading in English as well.
Yes. "Well, I don't pay attention to politics."
Leaving aside the question of why an adult wouldn't pay attention to politics, how much attention do you need to pay to know that the US has a Treasury Secretary instead of a Finance Minister?
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