American slang that confuses brits

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      Members of an established cult have the power to define a new upstart, or old rival, with less power, as a ‘cult’, while defining themselves as a ‘religion’. That is the m


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      An American reader was puzzled by the fact that in Ankh-Morpork the unit of currency is the dollar, instead of, for instance, something more British, like the pound. Terry explained: “The dollar is quite an elderly unit of currency, from the German ‘thaler’, I believe, and the use of the term for the unit of currency isn’t restricted to ...


    • [DOC File]Ian and Manda on tour - Ian Lloyd

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      Ian and Manda on tour – Part Two. Jun 22, 2004. Sleepy Day in Melbourne. Just as it was on the last boat journey across the Bass Straight, our morning start was obscenely early - we both awoke at 5am with all the people bustling around the boat getting ready for the 7am arrival in Melbourne.


    • [DOC File]PURPOSE AND GOALS - Webs

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      How, then, could Americans be expected to use the same dictionary as Brits? More importantly, Webster believed that Americans should value and support the development of a distinctly American culture. ... readers have written to ask me to include words that were missing – perhaps a Britishism or a bit of gamer slang I might never have ...


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      A. a1 /a/ a, the first letter of the alphabet. a2 well (contrastive particle). ~ ndak, kalau gitu Oh no, not if it is that way. ~ tapi yang curi siapa, kan kita tahu Well, but then we know who stole it, don't we?


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      An American reader was puzzled by the fact that in Ankh-Morpork the unit of currency is the dollar, instead of, for instance, something more British, like the pound. Terry explained: “The dollar is quite an elderly unit of currency, from the German ‘thaler’, I believe, and the use of the term for the unit of currency isn’t restricted to ...


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      The IE etymology confuses the verb barge with semantically incompatible noun barge “small vessel” and its verbal derivative barge “travel by barge”, on purely phonetical homophony. The Türkic stem bart (adv.) with suitable affixes can be used as a verb, noun, and adjective, it is a perfect stem for English barge (v.) with the semantics ...


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      Apr 28, 2014 · Note that while all the English, the Scottish, and the Welsh are often called Britons or Brits, none of them are Bretons. Additionally, only the folks in Southeastern portions of Britain are English. Calling a Scotsman or a Welshman an "Englishman" is a good way for ignorant American travelers to have their jaws broken in a rowdy pub.


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