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		happymellon 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK's first small nuclear power station to be built... > It's The Ukraine in German They did not write in German. > the article used can completely change the meaning of the sentence. As it does in English, hence why I'm calling them out for using 1991 Soviet phrasing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18233844

zwnow 3 months ago [–]

I wasn't even alive in 1991, why would I think about 34 year old phrasing?

happymellon 3 months ago | [–]

Thats a good question, that only you can answer.

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