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  @grammargirl 2 years ago we started to get Ukrainian refugees. I was able to help either practically with things like develop CVs (resumes) or help them learn better English. There was a proper teacher there. I was helping her. I decided to learn their language. Despite them being at the other end of Europe, I've been impressed by words we share in common - not just 20th century things. I suspect I'm seeing echoes of the indo-european language that was in use thousands of years...

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  @grammargirl It is actually good fun. They are nice people, with similar humour to us. Long ago, when I was a student, I was in the OTC (like your ROTC). Ukrainians were part of the USSR and they were our enemies. Now they are my friends. Sometimes things change to better.

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  @gerrymcgovern People are clever. If a particular process can't be used, there will be people looking into less harmful alternatives.

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  @smashingsecurity I have been a happy listener to your podcast for a while now. You may have explained it before I tuned in but what is the story behind Twitter not allowing you a G in your name there?

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  @christineburns Pounds, Euros and US Dollars are all in the same range rhen someone says "trillion", they generally mean from around 950,000.000 to 1,050,000,000 so it doesn't really matter. I suggest it is most consistemt to use Euros because... 1. The US dollar is hugely overvalued because of the oil industry that most people are keen to get away from. 2. The full effects of Brexit have not hit the value of the pound - yet...

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  @RogerRowe5k@mastodonapp.uk @adambienkov They pretended it. They were lying. This was no surprise.

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  When I heard of those stabbings, my first thought was about the mental health of whoever did it. Is it a result of all the people who used to look after young people being fired by the Conservatives? When I heard more, I wondered what he was on. Many experienced police officers were made redundant. Is this another result of that? Then I heard that, although he was born here, his parents weren't. My final worry was the EDL, Farage and the like - sadly, that came true. What should we d...

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  @rorystewartuk@bird.makeup I imagine that the prime minister can blame the mental health of this 17 year old who did all those stabbings upon cutbacks by his predecessors any possible drug connection on the loss of experienced police officers. When I heard that he was the child for immigrants, my first thought was the EDL and Nigek Farage would have a "good" time stirring up hatred. It seems that I was right. Other than stand up and point out ars***les, which I do, what can...