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Why do intelligent Brits throw an expression like "as it were," "if you will," "if you please," or "so to speak" into a sentence following any instance of figurative expression: ex., "He was down on his luck, as it were."

what is the purpose of the G8? When the billionares had a secret meeting in Manhattan, no one expected anything to come out of it, how is the G8 any different? bunch of rich nations having tea

My opinion is that at best, its a farcical attempt to show the world that they care, they are going to allow the planet to heat up by only 2degrees, wow!! but how? Obama's climate bill is probably stuck in the senate and if my memory serves me correctly Canada just made a move delaying thougher enviromental standards in favor of economic development.

Aid for Africa; how nobel? Forget the fact that Italy, which placed the issue on top of the agenda is the worst perfomer when it comes to meeting the millenium development goal aid pledges.
and who is to say that aid is the answer? as long as they have jeff sachs and oxfam advising them, they will remain blind to the fact that those of us that care are trying to explore the ideas of Paul Collier and Dambisa Moyo, Aid simply has not worked.

So what can we expect on the summits final day? the same thing we got on the first day; nothing