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A better example of the strange use of the word "public" is in England, where "public schools" specifically means "private schools"... or more specifically the
by notahacker 4y ago
A better example of the strange use of the word "public" is in England, where "public schools" specifically means "private schools"... or more specifically the subset of privately-run secular boarding schools that opened to any member of the public that could afford for their sons to attend, long before state schooling became a thing.
- HPsquared 4y agoI suppose prisons are also theoretically open to any member of the public.
- pelagicAustral 4y agoWell, they are. Family and friends can visit there.
- denton-scratch 4y agoMost english public schools are not secular.