Capital D Deputy First Minsiter is the number 2 slot, but small d deputy First Minister is the number 1)b) slot so…
Shes already got the double DD taken care of.
Small d energy
Because the rumour has it that she hooked up with Ian Paisley Jr. The small d is her tribute to that time they had together.
It’s to de-emphasise the ‘deputy’ part to highlight the fact that both positions are identical in terms of powers and responsibilities and only the titles differ.
deputy *to the* First Minister
Deputy is whispered. We all know they have the same job.
No difference in the spelling, or power between the two offices.
Only in this country could people argue and get upset about the capitalisation of a letter.
Deputy First Minister implies a hierarchy similar to Principal and Vice-Principal, which isn’t accurate to the relation between the two positions (which are of equal status for nearly all purposes apart from minor issues such as, evidently, which name to put first on a plaque), whereas using deputy First Minister positions deputy as a common adjective roughly synonymous with “other”, such that First Minister and deputy First Minister is about the same as saying “the one First Minister and the other completely equivalent First Minister”. That being said, I’m not sure that the word deputy is used in this way in any other situation in the English language, it seems to be a nuance created specifically to placate politicians in this region.
Assistant temporary weekend trailer park supervisor
because she gets the Big D at home ?
Is it because she was shoehorned in and unelected?
They capped the sheriff
But they did not cap the deputy
Big north of Ireland energy
As the position is now occupied by the DUP its full proper name is now Londondeputy First Minister, but that cannot be used for cross-community relations reasons.
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because they lowered d bar letting an unelected official take the post
lower position, Deputy Mayor has capital because official position.
Whole section about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Minister_and_Deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland#Terminology
To keep the Shinners and now the DUP happy.
Capital D Deputy First Minsiter is the number 2 slot, but small d deputy First Minister is the number 1)b) slot so…
Shes already got the double DD taken care of.
Small d energy
Because the rumour has it that she hooked up with Ian Paisley Jr. The small d is her tribute to that time they had together.
It’s to de-emphasise the ‘deputy’ part to highlight the fact that both positions are identical in terms of powers and responsibilities and only the titles differ.
deputy *to the* First Minister
Deputy is whispered. We all know they have the same job.
No difference in the spelling, or power between the two offices.
Only in this country could people argue and get upset about the capitalisation of a letter.
Deputy First Minister implies a hierarchy similar to Principal and Vice-Principal, which isn’t accurate to the relation between the two positions (which are of equal status for nearly all purposes apart from minor issues such as, evidently, which name to put first on a plaque), whereas using deputy First Minister positions deputy as a common adjective roughly synonymous with “other”, such that First Minister and deputy First Minister is about the same as saying “the one First Minister and the other completely equivalent First Minister”. That being said, I’m not sure that the word deputy is used in this way in any other situation in the English language, it seems to be a nuance created specifically to placate politicians in this region.
Assistant temporary weekend trailer park supervisor
because she gets the Big D at home ?
Is it because she was shoehorned in and unelected?
They capped the sheriff
But they did not cap the deputy
Big north of Ireland energy
As the position is now occupied by the DUP its full proper name is now Londondeputy First Minister, but that cannot be used for cross-community relations reasons.
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