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[Misc] Americanisms (again)



The Hermit Kingdom

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Oct 29, 2023
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Any Gmail users noticed that the ‘Bin’ is now called ‘Trash’ ?

I think I’ll ‘go watch’ a ‘season’ of something on Netflix to calm down, or maybe a ‘movie’ ...

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Sid and the Sharknados

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Sep 4, 2022
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Darlington
Perhaps inevitably, it turns out the first known use of trash in written English was in 1529, and derives from "trasch" and other similar words which referred to fallen leaves.
 








Brovion

In my defence, I was left unsupervised.
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Jul 6, 2003
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Perhaps inevitably, it turns out the first known use of trash in written English was in 1529, and derives from "trasch" and other similar words which referred to fallen leaves.
Yes. And talking of 'fallen leaves' we all know Americans refer to Autumn as 'Fall' - and that's an old English word as well, not an Americansim. Germanic or Norse root apparently. 'Autumn' is the poncy upper-class word for it brought over by the French.
 




jcdenton08

Offended Liver Sausage
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Oct 17, 2008
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I need a fag.
Don’t we all…

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Hmmmmmpppphhhh…
 


Guinness Boy

Tofu eating wokerati
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Jul 23, 2003
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Up and Coming Sunny Portslade
Any Gmail users noticed that the ‘Bin’ is now called ‘Trash’ ?

I think I’ll ‘go watch’ a ‘season’ of something on Netflix to calm down, or maybe a ‘movie’ ...

:moo::falmer:
Yours should look as below, unless you’re being cheeky.

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