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Worst reasonable efforts

We live in an age of premium mediocre. Will it change anytime soon?

Jun 14, 2024
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Few can dress up nonsense in finery like we eagles of the law: to “use endeavours” is to embark upon an action worthy of memorialisation by covenant; to “try”, not so much, despite being the same thing.

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