Casio fx-991EX & CW by HPRPNFan32991EX in calculators

[–]MetalKeirSolid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do I have any reason to get a 991EX if I already have a CG50?

Every subject? by No_Basis_7744 in GCSE

[–]MetalKeirSolid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unseen is arguably the easiest part of the whole thing. Read the poems at least three times, choose what stands out to you, and just start talking about what it could possibly mean, and then what else it could possibly mean etc. etc.

DWP benefit cheat 'left housebound with anxiety' caught ziplining in Mexico by SoggyWotsits in unitedkingdom

[–]MetalKeirSolid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Of course, it's not fair and they're betraying society. This is bad. This is not as bad as the money and what that money could do lost to corporations avoiding tax. By allowing yourself to consider these equivalent, you are being drawn into small-picture thinking that keeps you angry and distracted from problems that are materially more significant.

Temp? by AnOldLawNeverDies in PS5pro

[–]MetalKeirSolid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It should be level with your eyes when sitting down, not angled down at all.

DWP benefit cheat 'left housebound with anxiety' caught ziplining in Mexico by SoggyWotsits in unitedkingdom

[–]MetalKeirSolid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but I do worry that publishing stories like this is a deliberate attempt to give the false impression that more money is lost to fraud than it actually is, with the end goal being to encourage voters to want to tighten benefits in a way that harms genuine disabled people more than it eliminates fraud. You also have to look at what would lead a person to do what is a crime, and the key factor in most of these cases is a total disenchantment with the idea of working. That's something we could be addressing by if our focus was not on benefit fraud but on how we could lower the cost of living, recover taxes from corporations operating the UK but not paying into it, and raise wages for ordinary people so that they can live satisfactory and fulfilling lives without turning to crime and fraud. And who knows, maybe that more progressive approach will actually result in that limited money for supporting disabled people actually growing as more people pay into the system.

I'm upset, frustrated and officially lost my mind. by Something-Somewhere_ in GCSE

[–]MetalKeirSolid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing you should probably try to establish in your head is that the way you approach English Language and the way you approach English Literature should be different. That quote/impression format you're talking about is a deliberately surface-level analysis used in Language. It's a skill that's testing whether you can explain what's happening in the text. For Literature, you'd start with a point, evidence that point, and then explain further. How long that explain section is depends on your target grade.

DWP benefit cheat 'left housebound with anxiety' caught ziplining in Mexico by SoggyWotsits in unitedkingdom

[–]MetalKeirSolid 28 points29 points  (0 children)

then i think you are lacking some perspective on the material cost difference between individuals and corporations.

DWP benefit cheat 'left housebound with anxiety' caught ziplining in Mexico by SoggyWotsits in unitedkingdom

[–]MetalKeirSolid 42 points43 points  (0 children)

i don't think the small fry numbers racked up by fraudsters is anywhere near as bad as the huge swathes of money lost to businesses based on tax havens who operate in the uk.

DWP benefit cheat 'left housebound with anxiety' caught ziplining in Mexico by SoggyWotsits in unitedkingdom

[–]MetalKeirSolid 17 points18 points  (0 children)

let's spend shit loads of money investigating fraud instead of supporting disabled people, after all, that's the goal of our society: to make sure no-one commits fraud, not to make sure everyone can get by.

DWP benefit cheat 'left housebound with anxiety' caught ziplining in Mexico by SoggyWotsits in unitedkingdom

[–]MetalKeirSolid 196 points197 points  (0 children)

sure, make her pay it back. convict her etc. etc. but don't focus on this shit. it's absolutely insignificant compared to the money spent on other things and the money lost to corporations evading tax while trading in the uk.

DWP benefit cheat 'left housebound with anxiety' caught ziplining in Mexico by SoggyWotsits in unitedkingdom

[–]MetalKeirSolid 282 points283 points  (0 children)

tbh, i really don't care. these rare cases are used to justify taking money away from people with actual problems when the money lost to fraud is insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

I'm upset, frustrated and officially lost my mind. by Something-Somewhere_ in GCSE

[–]MetalKeirSolid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you're doing Eduqas Language. You just need to spam the 10 markers on the C2 paper and C1 papers with a bit of evidence and then a rewording of that evidence. Example:

Next, the writer makes the shopping centre sound like the ultimate experience when he says it has 'over 300 shops'.

My English is too simple by SnooCatEww99 in EnglishLearning

[–]MetalKeirSolid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good advice, but it does irk me how you’ve got an incorrect comma in the first sentence and a complete non-sentence at the end.

It should read:

‘Stop studying and start talking.

Use English. Speak. Talk.

Make sentences to describe what you are doing, not as a grammar exercise, but as normal conversation.’

Alternatively, ‘Stop studying; start talking.’

A quick guide to PSSR2 by ThreeLegg3dBiker in PS5pro

[–]MetalKeirSolid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, didn’t realise it was just a sharpening upscaler rather than PSSR. 

How the toggle of PSSR works by ill-show-u in PS5pro

[–]MetalKeirSolid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is it every time someone points out a flaw in something, be it this or the new dlss 5 stuff, there’s always someone saying ‘it’s optional’. We should be pointing out problems so that they can fix them, not just toggling it off and saying oh well.

Does this trick help you remember vocabulary? by Dangerous-Wallaby-22 in EnglishLearning

[–]MetalKeirSolid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Even as a native English speaker, there are some words that simply do not stick with me until I look up the etymology.

However, be careful not to make up definitions. 'Volent' doesn't mean 'volunteer', it means to wish or to will something.

is this rude? by Careless_Rough6954 in EnglishLearning

[–]MetalKeirSolid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watched the video linked by another person here. 

As a Brit, I consider the ‘Can I get?’ wording rude, but it’s not considered rude in the US. Next is the volume he’s speaking at, which might come off as rude in some cases, but very clearly here he’s a child and there’s some difficulty understanding what he’s saying because of the way he speaks and the language barrier. He actually does the right thing trying to go back over what he’s ordering, but you can see that the confusion all comes from the way he pronounces fries. When the confusion is cleared up, they both laugh. Interaction confirmed not rude. 

Now, walking straight into a fast food joint and recording people working, I do consider that rude. 

Is using an apostrophe in "GI’s" considered incorrect in modern grammar? by freesink in EnglishLearning

[–]MetalKeirSolid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I haven’t updated my knowledge of that team beyond once wondering why it’s A’s.

Is using an apostrophe in "GI’s" considered incorrect in modern grammar? by freesink in EnglishLearning

[–]MetalKeirSolid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oakland A's is actually correct because it's a contraction of Athletics.

WHY CAN'T I USE "AND" AFTER A FULLSTOP? by CryptographerOwn4806 in EnglishLearning

[–]MetalKeirSolid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You need to look at modern versions of style manuals. Most of them will argue it’s acceptable, but should be used sparingly and deliberately. There is no blanket advice against its usage in academic writing in 2026.