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Ianonabike
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If I was the patient I'd rather have my doctor relieved of unbearable sexual tension than rushing my op. Then again, afterwards he's liable to fall asleep in the middle of my splenectomy or whatever.
For those who want to dive into the subject: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8197082/
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bobzmyunkle
Über Member
F*ck, don't tell me multitool's coming back.
AndyRM
Elder Goth
I'd welcome his return.
Not knowing how his grit bin junkies have fared is killing me.
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
How about a regulation to say that things that come with removable batteries must be supplied with rechargeable batteries? The extra cost can't be that huge, and the saving of waste would be significant.
Ian H
Squire
He's fine. I've been amused by his holiday photos.
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
Not really banter, but this revelation prompted me to read the first few paragraphs to see what the difficulties were. OK, so it doesn't read like some social media celebrity diary, but is it really that unintelligible? "Re-examine the purpose of higher education"... maybe just teach people to be able to read? (The link below is for the text, if you want to see what the difficulties are.)
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1023/pg1023-images.html
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1023/pg1023-images.html
First Aspect
Über Member
I just read a few lines. It mentions both Holborn Hill and umbrellas. There just aren't enough cultural references for them to build on. If it was reimagined as Capitol Hill and goretex they'd be fine.
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
Apart from the cultural references, I suspect it's a mixture of the non-modern syntax and vocabulary. I have to admit I'm often surprised how narrow a lot of my pupils' vocabulary is, and at the same time not being sure how I've ended up with a good one, despite not being a voracious reader of 'stories'. The one pupil who can match me is the son of a barrister and a theologian, and he does read lots of fiction, as well as having a lot of family discussions around the dinner table. The rest I find myself having to rein in my vocab, or ask them if they've understood a word I've just used.
First Aspect
Über Member
A lot of it is simply paying attention.
I think I picked a lot of mine up from Star Trek, some classic sci fi novels, Sherlock Holmes and the BBC news. Politicians are windbags, so that helps.
They also say you learn more new words doing a science degree than a language degree. They tend to be compound words (pardon pun) somits nonsense, but even so I think I worked back from scientific meaning to find the colloquial meaning a lot of the time.
Mostly it was Star Trek though.
I think I picked a lot of mine up from Star Trek, some classic sci fi novels, Sherlock Holmes and the BBC news. Politicians are windbags, so that helps.
They also say you learn more new words doing a science degree than a language degree. They tend to be compound words (pardon pun) somits nonsense, but even so I think I worked back from scientific meaning to find the colloquial meaning a lot of the time.
Mostly it was Star Trek though.
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
I probably got a lot of mine from reading the Daily Telegraph upside down. And the poetry versions of the stories in Rupert Annuals.
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
I'm not sure that's a good thing... having to use a paper dictionary and stumbling on other words as you look for the one you want is an education in itself.
Ian H
Squire
I give you mallemaroking.
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briantrumpet
Legendary Member
That's really kind. I'll put it in the fridge till I've worked out what to do with it.