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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗
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