a fall in US inflation

Business English is American English.

Stock markets hit record highs after news of a fall in US inflation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/27/stock-markets-hit-record-highs-after-news-of-a-fall-in-us-inflation

<words>
pave the way to (US) [quote]A fall in US inflation expected to pave the way for further cuts in interest rates pushed stock markets to record highs on Friday.
veritable / a feast of [quote]A veritable feast of economic stimulus measures
markedly < marked [Collins]A marked change or difference is very obvious and easily noticed.

STOXX 600 / DAX (40) / CAC 40 / FTSE 100
Fed = The Federal Reserve System
The Conference Board

[quote]Recent reports by the International Monetary Fund and the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have shown global growth being held back by a sharp slowdown in the US and China. Some analysts have predicted that without extra measures to boost borrowing and investment, there could be a recession in the US next year and a sharp drop in China from the 5% growth rate target set by premier Xi Jinping.[unquote]

UK economy to grow faster than Japan, Italy and Germany this year, says OECD
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/25/uk-economy-to-grow-faster-than-japan-italy-and-germany-this-year-says-oecd

Amazon had been a winner of super-deduction tax break

Should this article be classified into business or politics? It's about the change of the corporate tax policy.

Amazon UK pays corporation tax for first time since 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/26/amazon-uk-pays-corporation-tax-for-first-time-since-2020
[quote]Amazon’s main UK division has paid corporation tax for the first time since 2020 after the end of a “super-deduction” tax break introduced by Rishi Sunak.[unquote]

<words>
rein in [Collins]To rein in something means to control it.
[quote]Analysts said the corporation tax payment was likely to have been prompted by lower capital spending by Amazon, as it has reined in warehouse expansion[quote]

tax break (US) = tax concession = tax incentive
offset [quote]Fewer government tax breaks and lower historical losses to offset against tax had also increased the bill, they said.
surmise [Collins]If you surmise that something is true, you guess it from the available evidence, although you do not know for certain.
sizeable [Collins]Sizeable means fairly large.
chunk [Collins]A chunk of something is a large amount or large part of it.
shunt [Collins]If a person or thing is shunted somewhere, they are moved or sent there, usually because someone finds them inconvenient.
GMB - general trade union

I don't like online shopping, because it's time consuming. Especially Amazon, because of its greedy way of management.
I don't like Furusato Nozei for the same reason, but I should be refunded some from government.
I pay tax too much to my local government and Japan. They are greedy, too. They should collect tax from Amazon, not me!

plague

plague
[Collins]If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering.

[quote]Weather forecasts predict heavy rain will continue to plague England
[quote]the capital has been plagued with flooding in parts of the city over the past week

Flash floods. It's a flood caused by a heavy downpour.

Flash floods: What to do in flash floods as heavy rain predicted for England
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/flash-floods-heavy-rain-predicted-england-b1183782.html

<words>
give way to [quote] In London, the rain is giving way to showers
[Collins]If one thing gives way to another, the first thing is replaced by the second.
awash
spiral (verb) [quote]flash floods can rapidly spiral from a nuisance into life-threatening danger.
[Collins] If an amount or level spirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate.

London Oktoberfest

People are always looking for reasons to drink. We drink beer because it's approaching to October.

Oktoberfest 2024: The parties, events and beer halls across London
https://www.standard.co.uk/going-out/attractions/oktoberfest-2024-parties-beer-london-wurst-b1183587.html

<words>
reveller
Kool-Aid
bash - again!
bottomless [Cambridge]serving or including an unlimited number of drinks, and sometimes food, in exchange for a single payment
soak up [Collins]If you soak up the atmosphere in a place that you are visiting, you observe or get involved in the way of life there, because you enjoy it or are interested in it.
akin - accent ak-i-n [quote]Expect something akin to heading to an Irish pub on St Patrick’s Day
wash down
in a row [Collins](B2)If something happens several days in a row, it happens on each of those days.
immersive
on a budget

<Bavarian>
stein
dirndls
lederhosen
oompah band
thigh-slapping dance
Prost!
Lecker!

I just wanted to remember the word 'bottomless', but I learnt more.
Stein in Richmond doesn't do Octoberfest. It's been the only place to have German beer and food other than Germany. Or, Schmatz in Ark Hills.

An interview with Earl of Devon

Today's Today in Focus was very interesting. I haven't noticed that there are summary articles about the podcast.

‘This is our culture’: what Earl of Devon thinks hereditary peers bring to Lords
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/23/this-is-our-culture-what-earl-of-devon-thinks-hereditary-peers-bring-to-lords

<words>
second chamber = the House of Lords
hereditary (pronunciation) he-reditary
go (noun) [Collins]A go is an attempt at doing something.
affable
litigator (accent)
legislator (accent)
halfway [Collins]Halfway means reasonably.
scrutinise
cross-bencher
appointees
nefarious
warm [Collins] If you warm to a person or an idea, you become fonder of the person or more interested in the idea.
horizon [Collins]Your horizons are the limits of what you want to do or of what you are interested or involved in.
patriarchal (pronunciation)
primogeniture
limerick.
workaday
lightly [quote] I don’t take this lightly
shy [Collins]If you are shy of doing something, you are unwilling to do it because you are afraid of what might happen.
anachronistic [Collins]You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.

I agree with him. It's regret that it is ended by Tony and Kier who don't understand culture and tradition.
But they should had been changed by themselves before it is abolished. I'm sceptical about life peers. Transparency is needed for life peers as he says.

Ed Davey's speech to LibDem Conference

This is note to self. I'm too tired to do blogging today. I'm going for a walk. It's quite nice weather.

Key note speech of Sir Ed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bBiwnlRBPI

Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
https://www.libdems.org.uk/news/article/ed-davey-speech-2024

LibDem conference

I failed the LibDem conference last week. I'm not curious Labour conference which is currently holding.

Liberal Democrat conference: Sir Ed Davey pledges to be champion for carers in emotional speech
https://news.sky.com/story/liberal-democrat-conference-sir-ed-davey-pledges-to-be-champion-for-carers-in-emotional-speech-13216655

<words>
nanna/nana - grandmother?
blessing
undiagnosed - undiagnosed neurological condition
heartfelt
MS - Multiple sclerosis??
winterproof [Wiktionary]Resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.
stunt

Ali Fortescue says it's a victory lap. What struck he was LibDem thought their rival was Tory, even their ambition to go further.
<words>
parade - 71 Lib Dem MPs parading on stage
bob - bobbing along to ABBA
resonate
squarely

Lib Dem leader arrives at conference by jet ski
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/czrmg1vr3pno

[quote] Sir Ed became known during the election campaign for his stunts, which continued during the conference, with him entering on a jet ski, playing beach volleyball, and building a stile. However, he revealed in his speech that health and safety stopped him from "putting my hand up a cow's behind or wing walking on a biplane". [unquote]

I like his stunts - jet skiing, bungee jumping... I think it works.

[quote]The spokesman said the cow idea had been seriously considered but did not go ahead due to health and safety concerns for both the cow and Sir Ed.[unquote]

hateful anonymous letters

This is old-fashioned 'cyberbullying'. It uses post mail. It has ruined a tranquil village.

Mysterious hate letters turn quiet village to 'poison'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62gl6en2g5o

<words>
reminiscent
Wicked Little Letters
rip up (British)
pasture
roam
community-spirted - this must be typo of community-spirited

<unpleasant words>
vulgar
blight
vile
cloud [Collins] something that darkens, threatens, or carries gloom
vitriol
devilish

[quote]Despite destroying the letter, the hurtful accusations have stuck with Sophie.[unquote]

quintessentially English

This article reminds me of the Alice in Wonderland. It's a bit silly way of cricketing.

Cricket match in the sea celebrates 40th year
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jd047rzyro

[quote]The annual match is played on Bramble Bank, a triangular sandbar in the middle of the Solent, which is only revealed at low tides.[unquote]
[quote]The match ends when the tide starts to come in and the pitch disappears under the sea.[unquote]

<words>
sandbar
the Solent - strait
powerboat
waterlogged
vessel
ocean liner QE2 - Queen Elizabeth 2

I don't understand the terms and the rule of cricket, but this cricket game sounds fun.

[Wikipedia]The Brambles cricket match has been described as "quintessentially English" and has even drawn the attention of a House of Commons Standing Committee, when it was mentioned as a light-hearted example of an event which falls geographically between the boundaries of two different licensing authorities.

quintessentially [Cambridge]in a way that is the most typical example or most important part of something:
quintessential [Cambridge]being the most typical example or most important part of something
quintessence [Collins] The quintessence of something is the most perfect or typical example of it.

light-hearted [Collins] (British)Someone who is light-hearted is cheerful and happy.

a bridge too far - market 2

Another article of OMG anniversary.

King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s Operation Market Garden
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/netherlands-king-germany-princess-royal-british-b1183346.html

<words>
bold = daring
Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence
Airborne Museum Hartenstein in Oosterbeek
very [quote] Eighty years ago, on this very weekend,
a matter of month [Collins] You use matter in expressions such as 'a matter of weeks' when you are emphasizing how small an amount is or how short a period of time is.
liberator < liberate > liberation
retreat
thwart
renown - pronunciation
gallant
wreath - Christmas wreath

This is the explanation of OMG
[quote]An ambitious joint airborne and ground forces operation designed to seize crucial bridges to enable the advance into Germany, its ultimate aim was to end the war within a matter of months.[unquote]

75th ceremony was at larger scale with more survivors. Not so many can attend it in 80 years.

The Airborne Museum Hartenstein in Oosterbeek
I've been there. I felt as an outsider. I was too Axis there.

a bridge too far - market

Celebrate OMG week! It's 80th anniversary!

Paratroopers mark 80 years since Operation Market Garden
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78d649vzlqo

<words>
daring - a daring World War Two offensive
setback - logistical setbacks
lie - lay - lain
ferocious
tranquil
incongruously < incongruous
refuge - take refuge
swarm
liberate - one of the last places to be liberated from the Nazis
heartland
shorts
goosebumps / goose bumps
shrapnel - wounded by a piece of shrapnel

<OMG words>
Ginkel Heath
Ede
British Red Devils
Oosterbeek
Union Flag
Airborne Pegasus Flag
Wandeltocht - 34,000 Dutch gathered for the walking! Allied!

A cult gathering

It's a cult. That's why their words are easy for monkeys to listen to. Monkeys are easily deceived by such tricksters.

Reform UK conference highlights: Eminem, conspiracy theories and a plan to modernise – video
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2024/sep/20/reform-uk-conference-highlights-eminem-conspiracy-theories-and-a-plan-to-modernise-video

Monkeys can't memorise words, even being able to catch words...
<words>
vet - we will be vetting candidates rigorously at all levels
[Collins](British)If someone is vetted, they are investigated fully before being given a particular job, role, or position, especially one which involves military or political secrets.
bigot < bigoted(adj) - you are bigots!
[Collins]Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
get off to a good/bad start

Rupert Lowe - conspiracy theorist
subversive
[Collins]Something that is subversive is intended to weaken or destroy a political system or government.
Council on Foreign Relations CFR
crony
[Collins]You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them.

Lee Anderson is against TV licence fee! It's same technique as NHK party...
thoroughly

Yet another dodgy Boeing plane

It's dangerous, but I can't avoid Boeing...
I haven't known bleeding when the pressures changes suddenly.

Boeing jet forced into emergency landing after passengers 'start bleeding from ears and noses’
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/us-delta-airlines-boeing-plane-emergency-landing-salt-lake-city-b1183051.html

<words>
eardrum
pressurize / pressurise

[quote] However, the FAA in late January recommended more thorough inspections of other Boeing aircrafts including the 737-900ER involved in the incident over Salt Lake City because it shares the same door plug design as the MAX jets. [unquote]

There are no words or expression in the article, but the comment.
[quote]Yet another dodgy Boeing plane.[unquote]
yet another, dodgy
This is the reaction on the news.

Oasis offspring

I was lured by the title of ES again! It's my routine now.

Get to know the Gallagher brood: what do Gene, Lennon, Anaïs and co do and who are their mums?
https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/liam-gallagher-children-noel-gallagher-kids-gene-lennon-anais-mums-modelling-jobs-b1182977.html

The name of the children are useless information, but I found good Use of English.

<words>
delve into
[quote]tell-tale heavy brows and strong noses[unquote]
laid-back - forgot, again!
feud - forgot, again!!
clan
four-piece band
duopoly < monopoly
lookalike
tie the knot
call it quits
unruly
brawl
-esque

Groucho club - I remember this
Crohn’s and Colitis UK
Napapijri
Charlotte Simone
Ringo Starr’s grandson - I remember the Tesco fight
Golders Green - this reminds me another article
King Alfred School
Bedales School
Camberwell College of Arts
New Forest

whatsoever

In the article of Windermere, Jack, 32, a gardener who lives in nearby Kendal used whatsoever twice.

[quote]but I couldn’t see any antisocial behaviour whatsoever.
[quote]There’s no problem whatsoever.

[Collins]I don't think they'll have any idea how I'm feeling. None whatsoever.
[Cambridge]I can honestly say that I have no interest whatsoever in the royal family.