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3rd December 09, 04:19 PM
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Based on watching recent British TV shows on BBC America, "a fortnight" and "sh'y'te" are being replaced with "two weeks" and "sh'i't".
In Scotland, I saw road signs for "trucks" and not lorries; so, do "trucks" refer to what we call "18-wheelers"? A rise in the road is called a "summit". And, "Chemist shops" seem to be called "pharmacies" more and more.
Is a sedan still called a "saloon"?
In the U.S., the cockney slang of "raspberry (tart)" is referred to as a "Bronx Cheer" - (referring to New Yankee Baseball fans reaction to team results).
Over here, "knickers" referred to as "panties".
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