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Category: mistakes

  • out of our depth?

    “Don’t go out of your depth!” I can still vividly remember that repeated injunction from my parents when we went to the swimming pool or the beach. The rule was that I was always supposed to be able to put my feet down on the bottom of the pool or the sea bed and still be…

  • we all make mistakes

    What is it about English mentality that we concentrate on people’s mistakes rather than successes? Last night the English goalkeeper made a mistake and let in a goal which meant that England drew 1-1 with USA. The TV coverage then replayed the error time and time again, with the commentators making stupid references to the…