American words/expressions you don't like
Oct 3rd 2011, 3:19 am
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Re: American words/expressions you don't like
I will admit that, as an American, "saloon" has a weird sound to it. I guess it would be similar to an Englishman driving a "pub." I remember my grandfather's Buick Roadmaster "Estate." So "Estate Car" doesn't bother me.
The technology of the railroad developed in parallel in the UK and the US. The US has "conductors" while the UK has "guards."
Oct 3rd 2011, 3:34 am
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Oct 3rd 2011, 3:44 am
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Re: American words/expressions you don't like
Spackling is perfectly healthy and nothing to be ashamed of.
Oct 3rd 2011, 3:46 am
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Oct 3rd 2011, 3:49 am
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Oct 3rd 2011, 4:07 am
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Oct 3rd 2011, 6:11 am
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Oct 3rd 2011, 6:16 am
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Oct 3rd 2011, 6:19 am
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Oct 3rd 2011, 6:19 am
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Re: American words/expressions you don't like
A phrase that I had never heard before is being used by the local kids: "look it", meaning "look at this/that". Could just be a northwest thing. Grammar is wrong!
Oct 3rd 2011, 6:23 am
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This is an old dialect usage; people here (rural New York) use it all the time.. mostly old people, but younger folks too.
Oct 3rd 2011, 6:25 am
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No - just a long list of really excellent soubriquets which I made even longer!
Oct 3rd 2011, 6:42 am
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excellent.
