If I were to write "Gunnaf hoodie Saddie?", does that make any sense to you? Read it out loud (fast) to most Australians and you'll likely be understood. (spoiler below).
Grammar and spelling conventions make writing understandable and accessible to a broad readership. "Lot" is a noun. What is "alot"? Can it be defined - other than being an incorrect contraction of "a lot"? English evolves, but generally not in a direction where grammatical fundamentals are ignored.
Sort of. it stands for 'probationary'. Drivers in Australia need to display "P Plates" for the first few years after they are licensed. I think "P1" is the first year and P2 the second and third years. There are additional restrictions also:
NSW (where this occurred) is the most restrictive on new drivers. P-platers must adhere to the following rules:
P1 license holders must not exceed 90 km/h
With a P1 license, maximum towing allowed is 250kg
If the P1 licensee is under 25, only one passenger under the age of 21 is allowed between 11pm and 5am
P1 licenses in NSW are only permitted up to four demerit points
P-platers under 21 years of age cannot operate a high-powered car
After 12 months, P1 drivers graduate to P2
P2 license holders see their speed limit increased to 100km/h and up to seven demerits are allowed
you're right. I wasn't necessarily disagreeing with you, sorry to come off that way. I just think that any money from the public treasury given to an entity associated with Elon Musk is going in the wrong direction.
I understand that having lousy internet service sucks. I'd just prefer if no part of public spending whatsoever was going to an individual as malodorous as Elon Musk, who already has abundantly more than his fair share.
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are about to ruin stargazing for everyone
With the naked eye, stargazing from a dark-sky location allows you to see about 4,500 stars. From a typical suburban location, you can see about 400. Simulations show that from 52 degrees north (the latitude of both Saskatoon and London, U.K.) hundreds of Starlinks will be visible for a couple of hours after sunset and before sunrise (comparable to the number of visible stars) and dozens of these will be visible all night during the summer months.
McDonald’s sent its own letter to its restaurant system on Monday, which was viewed by CNBC. Responding to the bill, the company said it and other franchisee groups “worked tirelessly over the past year to fight these policies and protect Owner/Operators’ ability to make decisions for their businesses locally and protect their restaurants and their crew.
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Our very-well-paid lobbyists are frantically schmoozing to bribe donate to whoever will take our money to vote to protect our crew from these egregious wage increases.
Jordan Shanks exposes political corruption of deputy premier John "Bruz" Barilaro while renting his second "working farm" house. Priceless, absolutely hilarious. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dC_8IY6WlHU
Shanks was sued for this. Barilaro resigned playing the victim. Eventually disgraced when it was found he was trying to land a plum job in New York that he created for himself. Shanks was talking about it before any mainstream media outlet but is vilified by them, naturally. Shanks' house was firebombed. His producer was arrested by cops busting into his home. Business as Usual down under.
If I were to write "Gunnaf hoodie Saddie?", does that make any sense to you? Read it out loud (fast) to most Australians and you'll likely be understood. (spoiler below).
Grammar and spelling conventions make writing understandable and accessible to a broad readership. "Lot" is a noun. What is "alot"? Can it be defined - other than being an incorrect contraction of "a lot"? English evolves, but generally not in a direction where grammatical fundamentals are ignored.