We live in a world of greed and corruption! No, I am not talking about Colombia; every country seems to ignore the poor and downtrodden. People end up on the streets for many reasons; lack of education, lack of work, abuse (drugs, alcohol) or domestic violence, high rents, lack of affordable housing or mortgage arrears. Whatever the reason it’s not pleasant to see people sleeping rough, especially during the cold winter months in some countries. Homelessness is on the increase; based on national reports for 2018, it's estimated that no less than 150 million people, or about 2% of the world's population, are homeless.
One homeless person dies every 19 hours in modern Britain; homeless people as young as 16 receive so little support that they are now dying at an alarming rate. At least 235 people affected by the issue died in the last month. Campaigners believe the true figure would be ‘significantly higher’ if local authorities and health bodies recorded the deaths of rough sleepers properly. So far nearly 1,000 homeless people have died since 2017. The number of homeless people in Britain (rose) soared to around 320,000 individuals at the start of this year, representing roughly one in every 200 people, according to homelessness charity Shelter. As of 2019, there were more than 10,000 homeless people in Ireland, with approximately one-third of these being children. The total number of homeless people in Ireland rose by 25% between September 2016 and September 2017. There is no data about the exact number of homeless people across the (EU) European Union. Finland is the only Member State where homelessness has been steadily decreasing for the last two decades, after creating a Housing First policy. Worldwide every country has the same strategy; the poor get poorer while the rich get richer, stashing /hiding their money offshore, not forgetting governments wasting needless amounts of money. Sounds familiar!
Downtrodden: Crushed/oppressed or treated badly by people in power. Affordable housing: Homes for people on low-incomes. Rose: Increase in a sudden and immediately noticeable way. Soared: Increased rapidly above the usual level. Mortgage arrears: A legal term for the part of a debt that is overdue on your house/flat after missing one or more required payments.
Sorry: Not for this gringo!
This is the third or fourth time that I have been harassed/bothered/targeted by a particular church in Armenia asking me to join them. They are now coming to my complex leaving messages with the usual Blah- Blah- Blah…If you are religious and are happy with your beliefs/ church/ faith “Good For You”. Please stop trying to peddle your beliefs on to others. I have no wish or desire to associate myself with any; narrow-minded, brain-washed- Bible-bashing- child-molesting-money-obsessed congregation, church or cult. Thank-You! I wish these people would get a life or better still; get a job. My church is simple; it starts and ends with COFFEE! Peddle your beliefs: Influence someone to get money, or by getting you to share their beliefs. Blah- Blah- Blah: Silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense. Bible-bashing: Denoting a person who follows the teachings of the Bible in an aggressively evangelical way.
Onto vs. On to
"Onto" is a preposition, it implies movement and is more specific that on. "On to" are two words, and when paired with each other, "on" acts as a part of a verbal phrase and "to" acts as a preposition.
American English, “onto” is more or less the standard form; however, some people still don’t accept it as part of standard British English, it’s best to use the two-word form in formal writing.
Until next Tuesday-Be good
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