Did he really mean that - minimum wages?

[Serial_Apologist]

I'd rather have Sun Ra than his aunt.

[Anastasius]

What? As the plural of tantrum?

Very good. Or should it be tantri? Where is Decantor when you need him ?

[jean]

No - if tantrum is the nominative, it must be neuter.

[vinteuil]

No - if tantrum is the nominative, it must be neuter.

... my OED, for tantrum , has 'origin unascertained'. I'm not sure we can ascribe any latinity to it...

[P. G. Tipps]

According to my trusty dictionary the plural of 'tantrum' is 'tantrums', but I do not wish to complicate things further between the forum scholars ...

[ahinton]

According to my trusty dictionary the plural of 'tantrum' is 'tantrums', but I do not wish to complicate things further between the forum scholars ...

I suppose one response to the throwing of a tantrum might be "calm down, dear"...

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

No - if tantrum is the nominative, it must be neuter.

Brilliant!

[Beef Oven!]

Brilliant!

This is not about lexicographical one-upmanship, it's about whether or not he meant it about the minimum wage. Where's the host when you need him?

[mangerton]

"The wages of sin is death", so Romans 6:23 would have us believe (grammatical error notwithstanding). So the minimum wages of minimum sin is/are what? We should be told. We probably will be by someone and/or other before 7 May...

Mr Cameron has said that he will make the minimum wages of sinning for up to 30 hours per week tax free.

Note: He didn't say that National Insurance would still be levied, but if you're going to sin, even if only on a part time basis, it's probably a good idea to have some form of insurance.

[ahinton]

This is not about lexicographical one-upmanship, it's about whether or not he meant it about the minimum wage. Where's the host when you need him?

Where's Dave himself when you don't but you'd still like to know what he meant, assuming that he himself knows?

[ahinton]

Mr Cameron has said that he will make the minimum wages of sinning for up to 30 hours per week tax free.

But he seems not to have confirmed or denied whether this would apply to zero hours contracts...

Note: He didn't say that National Insurance would still be levied, but if you're going to sin, even if only on a part time basis, it's probably a good idea to have some form of insurance.

!!! Sinsurance, presumably...

[french frank]

The verdict seems to be that this is a political thread and breaks the House Rules.