The English do like their rules, and woe betide the student at St Antony’s College who used up the last brain cycles of the day on work before heading for a simple meal in Hall:Tough decisions at lunch

Without parentheses, the menu is susceptible to at least six readings.


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Jonathan Zittrain is Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation and Director of Graduate Studies at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford.

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