Singapore solved this problem by paying its politicians really well. You’d think that would result in more corruption because people would do anything to get the job, but it hasn’t.

Although they also throw corrupt politicians in prison, so that might have something to do with it.

I have a Master’s in English but I’m the IT expert in the family, not my wife, who has a PhD in Informatics and develops agent-based simulations.

Just compare the ingredients.

Quietly?

So does runny. Why would they (or me, I’m a non-native speaker) know liquid but not runny?

Or it’s one of those trays with high-ish sides.

I have one of those. Having water everywhere, especially when it’s hard water, isn’t as much fun as it sounds.

I hate celery as a vegetable, I like it in mirepoix as a flavour.

The EU is planning on ditching those targets.

I have anything to do with news switched off and only follow crafters, local event announcements, nature photographers and close friends. Why would quitting FB or Insta make any difference?

One of my colleagues in Scotland got sacked for doing exactly that, so nope. Playing Doom, knitting or reading a book was allowed, watching porn was not.

Why don’t they just implement a “a car may not pollute more than xyz” rule and let manufacturers figure it out? It’s possible to develop much cleaner combustion engines.

Menopause and severe brain fog would like a word.

Ain’t that the truth.

“Cringe” used as an adjective. There’s a word for that already, it’s “cringeworthy”.

Also: “liquidy”. Runny, you mean?

Deutsch.

Jawohl.

Es ist scheiße, ich zu sein.

The reason why I’m not writing a book is because I have a vague idea but I won’t be able to tie it all up fairly neatly and make sure everything makes at least some sense (ergo: why did x do y?). But apparently that’s not necessary anymore.

I’m a middle aged Long Covid sufferer who has moved abroad and has to learn a third language. It’s been a complete and utter nightmare. 2 years of courses and I still can’t string a sentence together.

Books are getting worse too. Publishers seem to be perfectly happy to publish books with no solid plot that have no proper ending because the writer couldn’t think of one.

Sea lioning is pretending to be interested in a reasonable discussion when you’re really looking to wind someone up until they lose their temper.