Here’s an example usage from cambridge dictionary:
Is he a pretentious postmodern dilettante barely concealing his limitations behind mannered overwrought wordplay and the needless over-ornamentation of derivative rock songs and genre pastiches?
God I can’t wait to be able to send the kids to get a kebab or pizza.
They’re only 2 now. Another 13 years or so and they can go fetch things on their bikes or scooters I guess.
I’ve had pizza delivered by the guys who work for the store, but never a delivery service.
I feel like people are somehow stupider.
In Australia in the 80s there was very strong opposition to the introduction of tax file numbers, similar to a social security number I guess - merely a unique identifier for tax paying citizens. It was considered an over reach by the government, and an unnecessary way to track and monitor citizens.
Now 45 years later those same people who were resistant to this type of identifier, like my parents, are nodding along with the conservatives who are trying to implement AI surveillance everywhere saying how necessary it is to protect us all from evil crime doers.
Yeah right. I guess if you process it so it’s just calcium or something rather than living tissue.
I find this really hard to believe.
I’m sure that unauthorised organ harvesting has occurred in isolated circumstances.
But I’m incredulous that it could happen on an industrial scale.
I didn’t realise that this was a thing.
I guess your body just kind of tolerates bone for some reason? Usually for transplants you need meds to suppress your immune system forever.
I guess so.
I honestly haven’t put any thought into what age they need to be before they can start doing things like that.
I’m just making it up day by day.
I think that’s probably an appropriate age to be out by themselves during the day I guess.