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Face of the Day
When an officer issues a move-on order, they’ll warn the person that it is an offence to breach the order – unless the person has a reasonable excuse for being there. If they continue to display the same behaviour at another location, they’ll be moved on from there too “until they get the message”.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… solecism (noun) - 1: an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence, also : a minor blunder in speech 2: something deviating from the proper, normal, or accepted order 3: a breach of etiquette or decorum Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The city of Soloi had a reputation