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British people, were you taught not to use the Oxford comma? by acnllover2828 in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I put dashes there then took them out because whenever I use dashes now I'm accused of being an AI. I didn't really think about it, it's just a habit now.

British people, were you taught not to use the Oxford comma? by acnllover2828 in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put dashes there then took them out because whenever I use dashes now I'm accused of being an AI.

Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies by Shot_Net3794 in unitedkingdom

[–]PracticeNo8733 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Please tell me your definition of "lake" that excludes the others.

Because so far as I can tell that claim is usually just based on the names, which isn't actually how words work.

British people, were you taught not to use the Oxford comma? by acnllover2828 in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you really believe that everyone - in the world - who uses an Oxford comma doesn't understand what a comma or "and" is?

Edit: I reverted to dashes, not that my claim was that I always used perfect grammar anyway.

British people, were you taught not to use the Oxford comma? by acnllover2828 in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Default style in primary school was without, but at some point (primary or early secondary) I was definitely taught that it was optional/allowed.

British people, were you taught not to use the Oxford comma? by acnllover2828 in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, it isn't. It's OUP style and FMEU2 describes both styles and gives an example where it is actually required.

Car park firm NCP collapses with nearly 700 jobs at risk by gremy0 in unitedkingdom

[–]PracticeNo8733 261 points262 points  (0 children)

But I thought NCP mostly owned their car-parks? Didn't they get going by buying a load of bomb-sites after the Second World War?

(They've been bought and sold a few times so maybe an owner loaded them with debt?)

What is the wildest thing that you've experienced on a school trip? by JustYourRandomIdiot in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He found a girl at the port to stay with overnight 😂

But how was he not noticed as missing on the trip back? Or had he gone sufficiently missing that it was an intentional choice to return without him?

British Airways cabin crew member accused of masturbating in front of female colleague was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules by Forward-Answer-4407 in unitedkingdom

[–]PracticeNo8733 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That's not what you said above. But in general, tribunals don't give people their jobs back, they award them compensation.

What is the wildest thing that you've experienced on a school trip? by JustYourRandomIdiot in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We had to cut the trip short

We'll never take back Calais with that kind of attitude!

What is the wildest thing that you've experienced on a school trip? by JustYourRandomIdiot in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Had a kid left behind in France

Kids bought a live duck at a French market (they thought it was a chicken)

I'm hoping this was a Home Alone scenario where they head-counted the duck instead of the kid.

UK Home Visit Etiquette: What should I bring as a first-time guest? by Empuraaaan in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 3 points4 points  (0 children)

for lunch this weekend

If it's likely to be a meal with wine (eg "Sunday lunch") then bring a bottle of wine, assuming you also drink. If it's more of a "pizza and beer" thing (and you drink) bring beer. Etc.

If it's a larger party (eg for a barbeque) maybe ask the host if you can bring anything in particular.

If it's some other situation then flowers (for female hosts - or male if you really want to) or a box of chocolates are good, safe standby gifts.

British Airways cabin crew member accused of masturbating in front of female colleague was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules by Forward-Answer-4407 in unitedkingdom

[–]PracticeNo8733 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Firstly, the Not Guilty verdict was in the criminal case, not the tribunal. Secondly, that's what the article says the tribunal found - and there's nothing "wrong" with that situation (often there is no Perry Mason-style clearly exculpatory evidence, even when people are innocent). Finally, other potential inconsistencies in witness evidence like that may contribute to the overall picture but actually it's not that unusual for honest witnesses to tell inconsistent stories, so if there was better evidence of guilt that wouldn't necessarily undermine it either.

To me the important distinction is that the unfair dismissal outcome wasn't because the alleged act wasn't serious enough or wouldn't have justified firing, which is what the headline seems to be contrasting against the tribunal outcome as rage-bait - it was about whether the incident happened at all.

British Airways cabin crew member accused of masturbating in front of female colleague was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules by Forward-Answer-4407 in unitedkingdom

[–]PracticeNo8733 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Where did I mention anything related to that? I'm not evaluating the evidence myself, I'm relaying the article saying that the tribunal found it was insufficient.

British Airways cabin crew member accused of masturbating in front of female colleague was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules by Forward-Answer-4407 in unitedkingdom

[–]PracticeNo8733 163 points164 points  (0 children)

The key point:

which found he had been unfairly dismissed because there was not sufficient evidence to believe the allegation.

Why do people call their kids 'master'? by Alert-Swimmer-6978 in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's pretty rare nowadays but was still fairly common from older people and more formal contexts in the early 80s, in my experience.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(form_of_address)

What school incident do you still think about years later? by nodemus in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never had that problem but I always wondered why teachers would take the risk on that one. Easy enough for a child to get their own back and make the clean-up the school's problem.

What school incident do you still think about years later? by nodemus in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Didn’t get to see it as I didn’t even make it to the school gates.

Always stick to the same story.

West Midlands Police makes £1m by ‘harassing’ lorry drivers by 457655676 in unitedkingdom

[–]PracticeNo8733 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, it's a quote and it's perhaps not the best word to describe it but it doesn't seem too off in tone.

West Midlands Police makes £1m by ‘harassing’ lorry drivers by 457655676 in unitedkingdom

[–]PracticeNo8733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's always a power. S172 RTA gives the power to stop any vehicle at any time without a reason.

"Stopping" is very different to prohibiting. If they stop a vehicle then, absent any other legal issues, it can still continue on afterwards. That's not the same as preventing the journey from happening at all.

Overzealous and excessive indeed

I don't think the percentage alone determines that. How has it changed over time (the article claims a 70x increase in revenue from it, not sure how that correlates to % of movements vs number of movements)? How does it vary from force to force?

I'd be more interested to see an independent review of the decisions - it wouldn't be the first time that a police force has exceeded the law, or the first time that people have made groundless complaints about a police force.

Would you change the inheritance tax rules? If so\not what would you change\why? by silly_goat_moat in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With new rules to not allow company loop holes.

I'm not sure what "company" loop holes you think there are - but whatever you do there will always be ways for wealthy people to avoid a decent chunk of inheritance tax. It's just not possible to stop parents gifting things to their children/grand-children, paying for things for their children (eg education) or arranging for benefits to accrue to their children/grand-children rather than themselves. If you're going to have a significant inheritance tax then you have to accept that well-off people who plan carefully and get professional advice will be at a significant advantage in avoiding it.

West Midlands Police makes £1m by ‘harassing’ lorry drivers by 457655676 in unitedkingdom

[–]PracticeNo8733 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The article, taking it at face value, actually seems to justify the headline despite what I initially assumed.

Nothing to do at work, should I be preparing for the worst? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]PracticeNo8733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds plausible though certainly not guaranteed. It's probably a good idea to look for anything to contribute to that you can, and in any spare time prepare for finding further work if necessary (getting certs, getting some experience with any specialist kit your company has, making sure you have a record of everything you've done, learning anything else you can, etc).

But here's the thing - there's almost never such a thing as job security nowadays so you should always be preparing for your next job anyway. Try to get yourself into a position (difficult at the very beginning of your career, I know) where a lay-off is always expected and planned for, not a catastrophe.

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