Small beer?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> – <span word="Phone">Phone</span> <span word="hacking">hacking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="petty">petty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insignificant">insignificant</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="press">press</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="commits">commits</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sins">sins</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tabloids">tabloids</span> <span word="especially">especially</span>. <span word="Phone">Phone</span> <span word="hacking">hacking</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="deed">deed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eavesdropping">eavesdropping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> “<span word="information">information</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="implies">implies</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="commits">commits</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="sins">sins</span>. <span word="Phone">Phone</span> <span word="hacking">hacking</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="sins">sins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="unspecified">unspecified</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contend">contend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="content">content</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="binge">binge</span> <span word="drinkers">drinkers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="hangover">hangover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="lager">lager</span>, <span word="whisky">whisky</span>, <span word="vodka">vodka</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="baijiu">baijiu</span>.</p><p><span word="Stronger">Stronger</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>. <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="quotes">quotes</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> – <span word="Doth">Doth</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="vilely">vilely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>? (<span word="Implying">Implying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prince">prince</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>)</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="few">few</span> <span word="brewers">brewers</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="beers">beers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="influence">influence</span>, <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="small">small</span> <span word="potatoes">potatoes</span>”, <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="small">small</span> <span word="fry">fry</span>”, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>.</p>
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