Nicholas Hoult
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Mum and Dad – they've done a pretty good job raising us kids.
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Originally asked
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My mum, for putting up with me all my life.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2013 source ↗
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Desmond Tutu
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Harriet Harman. I know how hard it is to do what she’s doing.
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