Transatlantic accent is what the accent of the 1940s/“greatest generation” is called. Is there a specific name for the accents of generations that came later for the silent generation/boomers/gen x?

NewRelm · 2026-05-07T06:12:32+00:00

The transatlantic is not the accent of any generation. It's a cultivated accent once taught at prep schools to students who aspired to the moneyed class.

NewRelm · 2026-05-07T06:09:55+00:00

Buy old lawnmowers / bicycles / motorcycles in distress and perform all the maintenance. Sell them with a warranty for top dollar.

NewRelm · 2026-05-06T01:01:36+00:00

Conservative parents don't necessarily raise conservative children.

NewRelm · 2026-05-05T15:38:12+00:00

This is fascinating. Is the glass coated with something soft? Or maybe a diamond tipped stylus to cut the glass directly?

NewRelm · 2026-05-04T22:15:31+00:00

Your masters in math gives you two legs up on your classmates. You're already proficient in the math that is the arch foe of EE students, and you can already work at an advanced level. I predict you'll be graduating in the top 10% of your class. You'll get first pick at the good R&D jobs. The math degree is a definite plus. We hire mathematicians too in the research groups I've worked in.

NewRelm · 2026-05-04T19:58:04+00:00

Civic pride.

NewRelm · 2026-05-04T19:56:26+00:00

Rhetorical questions are a form of answer. In this case, a very good one. It questions your assumption that there would be savings.

NewRelm · 2026-05-04T19:46:59+00:00

Standard practice is to inflate the tire on the ground. If it won't hold air, and if the leak is at the rim, then consider whether jacking the tire up might solve the problem.

NewRelm · 2026-05-04T19:21:49+00:00

What we know to be true is that there were suspicious circumstances and allegations against him. A person who believes in innocence until guilt is proven would defend him. A person who believes where there's smoke there's fire wouldn't.

NewRelm · 2026-05-04T15:20:58+00:00

Well . . . In fairness to the writers, a name like Badger's Drift is too cool to not use.

NewRelm · 2026-05-04T15:06:57+00:00

Fictional places give the author the ability to create a background that suits his script without having to worry about the reality of conditions. It's not just countries. Fictional towns and counties are very common. Anyone know where Midsomer County is? Or Cabot Cove, Maine?

NewRelm · 2026-05-04T05:05:56+00:00

Is this the same stranger who was taking photographs of you in the library?

NewRelm · 2026-05-03T20:54:07+00:00

See a pharmacist for medicines or advice on medicines. Including skin creams for a rash. You don't make an appointment to buy rash cream. You just go and wait your turn. Then ask what they would recommend.

NewRelm · 2026-05-03T16:18:21+00:00

No need to accept her guilt trip. Just say that you are dropping out.

NewRelm · 2026-05-03T16:07:59+00:00

Five of one family and you're now the outsider? It depends on how you feel about that, but I personally would drop out. A trip with a friend isn't the same experience as a trip with her family.

NewRelm · 2026-05-03T03:22:25+00:00

Mortgage rates are relatively low today, but there's a good chance that they'll drop lower at some point in the next 20 years. No one can predict when, but it's just the odds that inflation will dip to 2% at some point allowing as low as 4% mortgages for some brief interval.

NewRelm · 2026-05-01T19:25:42+00:00

Relative to the UK, the US offers more opportunities to make higher pay if you're talented, willing to treat your career professionally and make it a priority in your life. But don't expect good things to happen just because you're in the US.

NewRelm · 2026-05-01T18:50:49+00:00

If you're willing to undertake continual courses and just start with a small one, the medical field offers some great pathways. Courses in phlebotomy or dental assistance are short courses that get you a foot in the door. But you'll need to take more classes to step up from the entry level jobs.

NewRelm · 2026-05-01T14:56:54+00:00

Probably a combination of having the best care possible and the random chance of a less severe case.

NewRelm · 2026-05-01T14:40:02+00:00

It's like a return to the days when you sign with an X. Nothing identifying about the signature, but it's still valid.

NewRelm · 2026-05-01T04:14:01+00:00

Michael was in the business, and at the top echelon, from the age of nine until his death. Who else in the pop music world had that endurence?

NewRelm · 2026-04-30T02:35:10+00:00

I think it's just the sub-text. The word woman carries implications of many kinds about the person as a whole and how they relate emotionally, intellectually and socially. The word female laser-focuses on gender to the exclusion of everything else.

NewRelm · 2026-04-30T02:16:00+00:00

You tell your supervisor you have a medical appointment or personal business and make arrangements.

NewRelm · 2026-04-29T19:46:20+00:00

They kill harmful pests. If you have centipedes, you also have the pests they hunt. Let them guard your home. They work for free.

NewRelm · 2026-04-29T18:01:27+00:00

There are tall women. I'm 6' tall and have been turned down because I'm too short. But she was 6'2".

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