British propensity for dimunitive nicknames (tranny, addy, proggy, etc.)
Eeyore wrote:
Smitty Two wrote:
"N Cook" wrote:
Americans pay checks with bills - we pay bills with cheques.
Only in a restaurant is an invoice for monies due termed a "check."
Why is that ?
The same reason we drive on parkways and park on driveways.
If the plural of "mouse" is "mice", pluralize "house" and "spouse". (That
latter one should make one think.)
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If you really believe carbon dioxide causes global warming,
you should stop exhaling.
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