Assume v. Presume

The only reason they want your opinion is to see what bothers voters most then target those concerns with their future election canvassing and leafleting after which all those concerns will be ignored until they repeat the process again before the next election.
 
I agree with the comments from prpr, MikeSh and trog.
There was another mistake on the questionnaire.
Q4. Will having glass collected with the rest of your recycling make it easier for you to recycle glass?
  • Yes, it will make it easier
  • No, it will not make it easier
  • It will make not difference
  • Unsure
It appears that the decision to start kerbside glass recycling has already been made - so why ask for our opinions now? It's like most local consultations. A box ticking exercise to say "they've" done it. Then ignore the consultation and/or lie about the results and do what they'd already decided to do.
 
EEPhil said:
Will having glass collected with the rest of your recycling make it easier for you to recycle glass?
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You mean it isn't collected at the moment? Weird.

Are they for some reason trying to fight the obvious fact that standardising what is collected and how will pay dividends? For what it's worth, Newport is one of the best in my experience. Two friends in different areas don't have food waste collected, it just goes into the general waste (stupid). And (so far, anyway) garden waste is collected as part of the deal, not charged for separately.

Mind you, the size of the domestic waste wheelie bins was reduced, then reduced to fortnightly, then three-weekly...
 
Black Hole said:
You mean it isn't collected at the moment? Weird.
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No. I have to carry glass around 0.5 mile to the nearest Morrisons. Then I have to sort the glass into the bins based on the glass colour. I think I prefer that method to even more clutter on the pavements. What with cars, cyclists, runners, roadworks, bins, dogs and :poop: on the pavement it might be safer to walk on the road. Oh, scratch that - potholes!
 
Apropos a discussion fielded in another thread (how dare they!): https://hummy.tv/forum/threads/media-mistakes.9931/post-173587

...I've been trying to think of a definitive example of where the omission of a possessive apostrophe radically alters the meaning of a word (by "radical" I don't mean confusion between plural and possessive). Any ideas?

It's easy for the omission of a contraction apostrophe to alter meaning, eg it's/its, I'll/ill, we'll/well, but are there any examples of contraction apostrophes in place names? Llanfairp'g' I suppose...
 
Daily Mail, on the subject of the number of new EVs purchased by private individuals rather than fleets (or was it the number of private individuals purchasing EVs rather than petrol/diesel/hybrid – makes no odds).

I was celebrating the use of the word "fewer" rather than "less", and the actual percentage was 15.something so ball-park accurate too!
 
Seen in Nottingham City Centre (ish). A sign reading "Bus lane is closed". Does this mean:
a) No one may use the lane, it's closed
b) Everyone can use the lane because it's no longer a bus lane.
From the actual usage - b. Who knew?
 
And I thought "Bus lane suspended" might be less ambiguous. Doh! Not without an additional "use both lanes".
 
EEPhil said:
And I thought "Bus lane suspended" might be less ambiguous. Doh! Not without an additional "use both lanes".
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There's a bus lane near here that's been suspended since late '21 with signs saying BUS LANE SUSPENDED USE BOTH LANES, although for some time the sign at the start was missing (as it was in the link) but it's long been replaced.

The majority of drivers either don't notice them or don't believe them so mine will usually be the only vehicle in the lane most times I use it and of course you have to watch out for drivers swerving left without looking when it comes to an end.

[Edit] I've just followed the Google Streetmap car along the road. It didn't follow the presuamably local driver into the lane at the beginning but immediately switched to the bus lane when the driver saw the first sign.
 
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Sorry, I should have put "Parking Suspension". When I first came across a sign like that I had no idea what to make of it: parking prohibition suspension or parking permission suspension? It took examination of the fine print to clarify. I'm sure it would be more comprehensible to the public if not expressed in legalese.
 
It crosses my mind that "use case" is a synonym for "application", and used because the word "application" now has a different meaning in computer circles.
 
I look on the difference as being between a general purpose program such as a word processor and a dedicated app such as a music player. Of course the lines between the two can get a bit blurred with some apps that are excellent at doing one thing being overdeveloped into doing other vaguely related things and not being very good at any of them (eg Spotify - excellent music streamer, hopeless podcatcher).
 
To my mind, apps run on mobile devices and have a single purpose. Applications are suites of collaborating programs targetted at particular users, such as office workers or warehouse managers.
 
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