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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/06/2026

> Blackadder: Let's start at the beginning, shall we? First: 'A.' How would you define 'A'? > Prince George: Ohh...'A' (continues this in background). Oh, I love this! I love this! Quizzies! Erm, hang on, it’s coming. Ooh, crikey, erm, oh yes, I’ve got it! > B: What? 5/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/06/2026

> PG: Well, it doesn’t really mean anything, does it? > B: Good. So we're well on the way, then. "'A'; impersonal pronoun; doesn't really mean anything." 6/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/06/2026

I mean, what *does* "A" mean? The Oxford English Dictionary has more than a *dozen* definitions, and just the first one runs to more than *1,500 words*: archive.org/details/the-... 7/

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