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moreati comments on Open thread, August 19-25, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: David_Gerard 19 August 2013 06:58AM

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Comment author: moreati 19 August 2013 09:48:41PM 0 points [-]

I can't think of an academic name, the common phrases in Britain are 'stuck in your ways', 'bloody minded', 'better the the devil you know'.

Comment author: [deleted] 21 August 2013 06:09:19PM 0 points [-]

Depending on what timescales shminux is thinking of as “awhile” (hours or months?), RobbBB's suggestions may be better.