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Old 06-11-2007, 06:45 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by troutman View Post
Things they say in Britain, that we would not (my father-in-law from Germany uses these terms, as he learned English from Brits):

fortnight = two weeks

straight away = right now

boot = trunk
Haha...for some reason, I like the Brits words. Although it's purely from watching Top Gear, I use the words "astonishing" "epic" and I even started using "petrol" sometimes (but that one has more reason, as it confuses my European family when I say "gas", as they assume a gaseous substance, and the word gasoline irks me for some reason)
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