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9 American things catching on in Britain.

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10 hours ago, martin-w said:

So you've not heard. "I'm in the bog!" 😁

Surely "I'm on the bog!"?

See also "Launching a Dreadnought"...

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  • Paul K
    Paul K

    I don't mind, as long as we don't start saying 'I could care less'. 😡

  • JRMurray
    JRMurray

    Ugh. As a Canadian, I sometimes hear "zee," but for the most part, I think the great majority of Canadians say "zed." I sure do.

  • Mike A
    Mike A

    Sounds like a name of a farmhand on “Green Acres”.

15 hours ago, Fielder said:

Whinnys

A American cereal that looks like bales of hay

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The Brits and Australians have their version of this, called Weetabix.

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25 minutes ago, dave2013 said:

The Brits and Australians have their version of this, called Weetabix.

Dave

No, that's "Shredded Wheat" in the picture.

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This is Weetabix 🙂

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Almost the same, until you see them together.


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2 hours ago, DD_Arthur said:

Surely "I'm on the bog!"?

See also "Launching a Dreadnought"...

😆 depends how secure the seat is. Or whether you define the bog as the little room it's in, or the "bog hole" itself..

9 hours ago, dave2013 said:

I'm guilty of sometimes saying "get" in that context as well.

You're allowed to because you're American.

I get irritated by Brits, usually young ones, who copy American speak because they think they sound 😎

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3 hours ago, DD_Arthur said:

Surely "I'm on the bog!"?

See also "Launching a Dreadnought"...

"Dropping the kids off at the pool".

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