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== Essay ==
== Essay ==


Context: I told [a friend] I'd buy him a steak if he either got top speaker, or got to finals... [the friend got both] does this mean I have to buy him two?
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Custom obliges you to provide one steak.  One would suffice.
Custom obliges you to provide one steak.  One would suffice.


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Go for the two steaks, I say!
Go for the two steaks, I say!
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== In the News ==

Revision as of 09:57, 9 May 2022

"Two Steaks Make a Statement" is a short essay by Karl Jones.

Essay

Context: I told [a friend] I'd buy him a steak if he either got top speaker, or got to finals... [the friend got both] does this mean I have to buy him two?

Custom obliges you to provide one steak. One would suffice.

But two steaks — two steaks make a statement.

Go for the two steaks, I say!

In the News

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