A very common language

I'm aware of most of the differences between British English (yuck, but it's the least ambiguous term I can think of) and US English, and I'm pretty aware of what's going on in US politics, at least on a national level. Australian English and politics can still leave me baffled, however: PM: I suspected Iraq … Continue reading A very common language

On post-Soviet Russia

To my surprise, I find something amusing in Harry's comments about the collapse of Soviet communism and, relatedly, Russian society: Yeltsin's Government made a deal with the population: the first part was, yes, life would be worse now. But, on the other hand, to be kind, it would be shorter too.