Matthew Parkinson-Bennett

I like how that still implies the expectation that the thing will indeed be done

When does the actually take place? Seems to me like Sinners has lots of momentum right now but if the votes are already cast that’s irrelevant, and if they’re not cast for a few more weeks that momentum might quiet?

That’s better than my approach of posting a thought onto a public social media platform to try it out, and by the time I’ve thought better of it it’s been screenshotted and shared in WhatsApp groups around the world

The remarkable split-screen underscored how abruptly Kristi Noem's ouster as homeland security secretary had unfolded, even by the standards of President Trump's fast-paced Washington.

Is there another word that works like “ouster” – where the -er form fulfils the role you’d usually expect of an -ing gerund?

As in 👇

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Sorry to be a basic middle aged bloke but Blood on the Tracks surely

"Labour came into government to do breakfast clubs, not to invade Iran. I came into office to invade Iran."

There are of course writing prizes that are not publishing prizes! Booker e.g. Although tbf a book that isn’t well published isn’t going to win anything, no matter the quality of the text.

It should probably be given to the editor or marketer rather than the author tbh. Though in the case of the likes of Osman the author’s profile sort of is the marketing campaign.

It’s very much a publishing prize not a writing prize. It takes account of things like “what sort of publicity did it get” and “how many copies did it sell”

I look forward to you doing the thing I am not convinced you’re actually going to do

Getting burnt out because of the effort I put into coming up with a new way of letting people know there’s no pressure every time I send a message

I am annoyed at the creators of Irish tv sketch comedy programme “no worries if not” for making it so I no longer feel I can use the previously useful phrase “no worries if not”

Thanks, interesting

How so?

Is there anyone alive rn who would even have the authority to surrender?

I mean, that’s your theory, sure

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I thought it meant the sort of people who go to conferences and fairs and wear their ticket lanyard to the pub afterwards rather than people who work in buildings with key cards?

Try to win it

Why on earth would anyone have a spat with their spouse in the 5th most-read English-language news website in the world? What could you get out of that?

A real “office classic”

It’s used in sort of American academic/business crossover territory

They’ve come up with the perfect succinct description of the most annoying sort of person in the world

Sadly those were lacking despite my best efforts to rope classmates into my latest watertight wheeze

Ahem, protractor

USING A PROTRACOR

If we hear him say “orthogonal” we’ll know he’s having a full crisis of identity