No links, but I had a small batch of posts about the countries that liberals want us to emulate all being very white and now having trouble with immigration. Japan is something of an exception, but I still see as many posts "Japan is just weird" as I do "Japan does stuff way better than us." I would add now that most of these magical countries are not as socialist as advertised, having trade-offs for the stuff they provide. You will get free college in a lot of European countries, but only a small (by our standards) percentage qualify. Much health care is paid for but there are bottlenecks, and the diagnosis and prescription are worse. They aren't terrible people or incompetent, it's just an irony.
Glo::al Stop Since then I have learned that this is increasing, and yes, it is young women who are most often the leaders in language change.
One reason people believe the economy is static is because their part of it is. 1%, Quintiles, GDP
1950's Creed. That optometrist has retired. I don't think his son, his successor, kept it up. The ground shifts beneath us and we do not notice.
Celibacy The internal link no longer works, but it's not necessary to the overall.
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T99's comment on the glottal stop was interesting. I had the impression she was a Texas native, and I always associate a hard T or D with a soft glottal stop following as a specifically Texan accent, as in being the "Awhlll Bidd-ness".
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