Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Democracy Night, in reply to
I am deaf (to use your term, hard of hearing to use mine)
Yes, I've stuck up for the latter in some contexts
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Hard News: Democracy Night, in reply to
I've heard that lip reading can be easier in some cases if people speak more slowly. Loud, not so much.
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Hard News: Democracy Night, in reply to
don't get me started on what you have to do so people in wheelchairs can hear and understand proper.
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Hard News: Democracy Night, in reply to
but seriously, you can tell proper nouns in most languages - Switzerland is emphasised differently than chair
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Hard News: Democracy Night, in reply to
louder :)
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Legal Beagle: Election '11 -…, in reply to
a good honest party :)
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A *WTF* party could secure significant votes from the empathetically apathetic.
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Hard News: When A City Falls, in reply to
If only it were just academia. That's a prime symptom of *this* country's widespread poor management too: managers whose egos can't cope with specialist staff and other parties like suppliers knowing more than them - which is exactly how it should be.
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Hard News: When A City Falls, in reply to
I can picture your hands on her shoulders, lovingly recreating the ground acceleration. Or maybe her neck (early Bart Simpson styles).
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Hard News: Democracy Night, in reply to
they feel it the most weakly
Depends which 'they' you mean. Way more people visit the CBD for work or play than live there.