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/ 1142
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/06/2026I 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/archive.orgThe Oxford English Dictionary All Volumes : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveAll volumes of The Oxford English Dictionary. 1182
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/06/2026Now, normal life involves a lot of explaining things to other people. You have to explain your problems to customer service reps, who have to explain why they can't solve those problems to you. 8/ 1141
