I'm seriously thinking about quitting Duolingo, because the more advanced the conjugations get the less clue i have what the fuck is going on because they literally Never explain Anything.
Ex. In #Esperanto "el" means "from" & "de" means "of"
I came FROM the United States
Mi venis EL Usono.
The House OF Usher
La domo DE Usher.
and yet, it's insisting that when you go FROM France to Germany it's
@jrdnzr@masukomi
Also once you've got the basics of grammar from Lernu and are actually at the stage of being able to read Esperanto, there is PMEG https://bertilow.com/pmeg/
@BackFromTheDud@danjac
If National Service is brought back, they should start with the ones who missed out in the 1960s and work forward from there. Would slow the impact on the economy too, since they're all retired now, so not taking people out of the workforce.
I have a soft spot for Stroma (not stoma - that’s something else). We have friends round and… nobody else wanted any. Is it wrong that I made this imprint by myself?
@simonvarwell
Not unless you intend driving.
Used to be called Pulteney Liqueur, though I think when they changed the name they might have started adding some non Old Pulteney into the mix.
It’s been a busy week, ending thankfully with an afternoon off enabling a wee wander round the city centre to get a few things. We moved house a month ago to the edge of town so it was nice to be in the centre for the first time since then. In a way I suspect I’ll enjoy the city centre more because I’ll plan ahead and make the most of it: visiting the spice shop, off-licence etc.
Now sitting in the garden listening to music, enjoying a beer (Aldi, sadly) and mulling over the General Election.
@Pineywoozle If it pleases you to imagine that image on a video link with a court, with me saying "I am not a heilan coo m'lord", then enjoy the thought.
On the internet no-one knows that you're a dog, though these days it's certainly full enough of bull.
@simon_brooke@BashStKid@glitzersachen@cstross
The last part has been a feature of English/British government for a millennium, albeit with "king" prior to creation of office of Prime Minister.
Of course if you have a democratically elected first chamber, you could have a second chamber filled by sortition: random selection of voters, required to do a term in office. Call it the National Lottery.
@simon_brooke@BashStKid@glitzersachen@cstross
Like some modern democracies. But certainly, with a written constitution & a constitutional court that is an option; especially if you have a federal structure.
@simon_brooke@BashStKid@glitzersachen@cstross
EU: the Parliament and the Council form a bicameral legislature.
Czech Republic, 1993: Deputies & Senate
Slovenia, 1991: Council & Assembly
@melanie@glitzersachen@BashStKid@simon_brooke@cstross
The EU bicameral legislative procedure was introduced in 1992, extended in 1999, and became the standard procedure in 2009. Prior to that the Council passed all the legislation.
I have no preference between unicameral or bicameral systems per se: another term for waste is redundancy. Question is what a 2nd chamber is meant to achieve, & what checks & balance apply to the legislature (however many chambers) in the constitution as a whole