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The English, she is hard.

02/26/08 | by Adam | Categories: Silly

I recently received an email with the following sentence:

No one seems to want to say the "R" word out loud, but there are irrefutable signs that a recession may be looming

When things are "irrefutable," one doesn't qualify them with a "may."

 

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"Ready, Aye, Ready" was a slogan used by Canadian politicians to indicate Canada's willingness to assist the British Empire in any conflict. It remains in use as a motto for some of the Canadian military. It has almost nothing to do with the content of this blog.

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