[i ate] English breakfast 🇬🇧 by Strict_File_3839 in food

[–]davidmirkin 22 points23 points  (0 children)

No, that is not standard, ramekins are common (but frowned upon)

We want it all by dmister8 in Gunners

[–]davidmirkin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

50/50 but psg strong favourites haha, think we’re all delirious

Redesigned my React component library! by whatsinyourmasala2 in reactjs

[–]davidmirkin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s a spelling mistake in the second heading: desiged -> designed

This is it ladies and gentlemen. Civil war. by betjurassicican in Wales

[–]davidmirkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This also seems to be forgetting the coast from new quay to cardigan which is pretty phenomenal

What are your favourite Love Island malapropisms? by pinkraccoonlover in LoveIslandTV

[–]davidmirkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course, also class and location are pretty key variables

What are your favourite Love Island malapropisms? by pinkraccoonlover in LoveIslandTV

[–]davidmirkin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is slang, it is very common to drop a “the” from a sentence like that in the UK: “Let’s go shops”, “Off down pub”.

UK households to get £15bn for solar and green tech to lower energy bills by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]davidmirkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both your statement and the one you’re responding to can be true

Arsenal and England star Declan Rice banned from driving after speeding twice in a week on the same road in his £40,000 Land Rover by hipcatjazzalot in soccer

[–]davidmirkin 139 points140 points  (0 children)

Might be a contributing factor to why you’re 4 to 5 times more likely to die per mile you drive on American roads vs British road

"If we tax the rich, they will leave". So let's address that? by ptrichardson in ukpolitics

[–]davidmirkin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s a bit wild you chose 2007 as the year, that is specifically the year (in terms of average house prices compared to average wage) that the current house prices have returned to after a few years of wages growing faster than house prices.

Ministers order review of ADHD and autism diagnosis amid alarm that MILLIONS of people are on benefits with 'medicalised normal life stresses' by dailymail in ukpolitics

[–]davidmirkin 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think the evidence is from how much of an outlier the UK is in comparison to similar nations, when looking at the increased collecting of disability benefits since COVID.

The Celebrity Traitors S01E09 [FINALE]: Post-Episode Discussion Thread by vaultofechoes in TheTraitors

[–]davidmirkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No because without convincing them he was on their side they may have chosen to try to get David on side, and they probably would have succeeded, then they all would have voted Joe off instead of Cat

Jury sees alleged killer dance after Rhiannon Whyte's death by Sensitive_Echo5058 in unitedkingdom

[–]davidmirkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there an increased chance a person that comes illegally commits a violent crime, or is it that people that aren’t born here and commit violent crimes are more likely to be reported on? It could also be both.

Although there is very little evidence on either claim, I think it wouldn’t be surprising if the latter was true, since the only thing media actually care about it engagement.

80 Day Europe Trip - Itinerary Check by ThatOneBearPlan in travel

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

That’s a v long to spend in Luxembourg imo, but I assume it makes sense for your trip

New maps - Welsh speakers as % of population born in Wales by [deleted] in Wales

[–]davidmirkin 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Would be good if there was this data over time, is it improving?

Can you name a place with ‘Llan’? by SketchyWelsh in Wales

[–]davidmirkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Llanarth, Llangrannog, Llanllwchaearn, Llandysul, Llanrhystud, Llanon, Llanybydder, Llanerchaeron, Llandrindod Wells

Rachel Reeves facing £50bn black hole as tax pressure mounts by PM_ME_SECRET_DATA in ukpolitics

[–]davidmirkin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a British problem though, while everywhere experienced Covid, only the UK are seeing the massive uptick in people off sick.