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Skin Up

So, the police will be informed that barring people in possession of drugs will not be tolerated.
Or am I misreading something somewhere?
And what about diabetics who are shooting up their insulin? Isn’t insulin a drug?
It’s a bit harsh if you ask me.
But then the dry stuff sometimes is.

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Condition or Permission?

Language is like a flowing river. Its course changes. The water you see at a point along the river is never the same water.
As it should be. New words. New ways of expressing.
But not all change is good.
Consider the problem of May vs. Might.
As each day passes, the word “may” has transformed into a way [...]

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