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The element ræd in unræd is the same element in Æthelred's name that means 'counsel' (compare the cognate in the German word Rat and Dutch raad). Thus Æþelræd Unræd is an oxymoron: "Noble counsel, No counsel". The nickname has also been translated as "ill-advised", "ill-prepared", thus "Æthelred the ill-advised". [5]
According to the authors of Design Patterns, there are two key elements to an anti-pattern that distinguish it from a bad habit, bad practice, or bad idea: . The anti-pattern is a commonly-used process, structure or pattern of action that, despite initially appearing to be an appropriate and effective response to a problem, has more bad consequences than good ones.
Used of mentally ill and neurotic women, particularly single women and spinsters who hoard cats. [23] Cretin [citation needed] Cripple "A person with a physical or mobility impairment". Its shortened form ("crip") has been reclaimed by some people with disabilities as a positive identity. [6] [7] [17] [24] Confined to a wheelchair
Experts Say Tax Refund Advances Are Ill-Advised — What To Consider Instead. David Nadelle. January 15, 2023 at 3:00 PM. sasirin pamai / Getty Images/iStockphoto.
An Imperial FU (An Imperial Fuck Up) was used during World War I by soldiers of the outlying British Empire, e.g. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Kenya, Tanganyika, India, in reference to odd/conflicting orders from British authorities.
Ill-Advised: Presidential Health and Public Trust is a 1992 book by historian Robert Hugh Ferrell examining politically motivated cover-ups of serious medical issues afflicting U.S. presidents while they were in office.
It is an adult coloring book/advice book illustrated and written by the author, and it debuted in the number 2 spot of New York Times Bestseller list on March 26, 2017. [ 20 ] In August 2020, Lawson announced on her blog, The Bloggess, that she would release her next memoir, Broken (in the Best Possible Way) , in 2021. [ 21 ]
In 1991 Ralph Martin acknowledged that the practices introduced by the Sword of the Spirit was "an ill-advised venture that led to considerable confusion, turmoil, spiritual distress both in individuals and in the community as a body", "was especially harmful to women", and "fostered elitism". [10] [11]