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Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2016: Post-Truth
12-05-2016, 04:03 PM
Post-truth has a synonym; Liberalism.
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Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2016: Post-Truth
12-05-2016, 09:47 PM
Quote: (12-05-2016 06:32 PM)storm Wrote:
Glass cliff = a woman ascends to a leadership position where the risk of failure is high.
I expect to hear this one being bandied about in female "intellectual" circles soon. I need a witty retort.
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Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2016: Post-Truth
12-05-2016, 11:34 PM
What they don't mention in the definition of "glass cliff" is that the most "challenging circumstance" leading to a high risk of failure is having a shiela in charge.
I will make sure not to use any of these words.