Taching is supposed to be accounting for about a third of the total mainland oil output.

Impersonal societies dehumanize themselves, maybe even deanimalize themselves.

As soon as he has sufficient coal picked loose to make it inconvenient he shovels it into the end of the chute; here it is taken charge of by a boy (called a nobber), who works it down the chute.

Nasty unpolished toe-crushing boots are equally acceptable, but don't let anyone see you wearing neat woolly knee-socks.