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I can totally second this adding that the UK and in general northern countries in Europe have even a better situation than southern ones. I come from Italy and
by DeusExMachina 16y ago
I can totally second this adding that the UK and in general northern countries in Europe have even a better situation than southern ones. I come from Italy and there the situation is far direr. Unemployment is stellar, wages are the lowest in Europe, people are losing jobs like falling flies and those who get it usually do not have any stability in the long run.
- jdminhbg 16y agoNative English speaker tip -- 'stellar' means 'good' rather than 'high,' despite the star connotation.
- _delirium 16y agoThough, strangely enough, "astronomical" does mean what he was going for, with the same metaphor.
- cynicalkane 16y agoIt's not the same metaphor. The idea of a large number being "astronomical" comes from astronomy being the science that uses the largest numbers and units.
- DeusExMachina 16y agoOh, thank you. We have the same word in italian, and we can use it with this meaning. Sometimes I make the mistake to assume that meta-meanings apply cross language as well.