I think I'm getting off easy: my last water bill was $110. For 3 months. Of course, my taxes are fairly high and the city is still broke.
Yeah, exactly. And we don't pay extra for trash or recycling.
Anya ,'Sleeper'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I think I'm getting off easy: my last water bill was $110. For 3 months. Of course, my taxes are fairly high and the city is still broke.
Yeah, exactly. And we don't pay extra for trash or recycling.
I can't believe this game. Crazy!
BOISE, Idaho – Police in Idaho think they might have solved a yearlong condiment crime spree. Authorities said a 74-year-old Boise woman arrested after pouring mayonnaise in the Ada County library's book drop box is a person of interest in at least 10 other condiment-related crimes.
If Sue is around (or other Canadians), do Canadians use government/administration the way we do here in the U.S., or does "government" refer to the present administration, as in Europe?
The latter. Mostly.
If Sue is around (or other Canadians), do Canadians use government/administration the way we do here in the U.S., or does "government" refer to the present administration, as in Europe?
I totally don't understand this question. What does it mean in the US?
Government is the institutions, Obama's people are his administration, not his government.
Right, so you would talk about the Martin government or the Trudeau government, but never the Mulroney administration.
10 other condiment-related crimes.
Idaho is NIFTY.
Of course, I went directly here.
I'm just trying to write an explanation of Italian usage that doesn't presume the reader is American. I am failing.