

You shouldn’t base a law on “The current government is okay” simply because the next one might not be.


You shouldn’t base a law on “The current government is okay” simply because the next one might not be.


I don’t know why you’re being downvoted. A lot of extremists like to be heard. I like to know when they’re coming.


Sadly the regular downfall of text-based communication. If you’d heard me saying it, you’d have heard the industrial-strength sarcasm being applied.


Believe it or not, I’m aware. It’s just a bad joke.


At the time of naming, Senior is usually still alive and the same is often true for the grandchild. While it is indeed true that distinguishing between two people is useful after death, I’d say it’s more happy accident than not since people tend to not think that far into the future. Not saying it doesn’t happen at all, only that it wouldn’t be the primary reasoning behind the convention.


Much more appropriate than “Zat is mein kinder”


He’s being pedantic over the ‘it’ in the sentence, not the possessive statement.


It’s different between monarchs and regular people. Kings and queens are known by their first name. Lizzy was the second Elizabeth on the throne, thus Elizabeth II. For private individuals, the distinction is because of the assumption the predecessor is alive while Junior and The Third are around and are used to avoid confusion.


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Why do people eat food they know isn’t good for their health? Why do people continue to buy products from companies that have proven to only sell bad products or engage in scumbag practices?
They all have the same answer.
So, you’re suggesting celebrities advertise where they’ve stayed throughout a shoot and thus make it so rabid fans know where they’re likely stay for future shoots? Do I have to explain why that’s a bad idea?