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Posted on entry Cold or Flu? ::: December 16, 2008, 11:29 PM:

What about the feeding and the starving, and why am I the first to note the absence of advice about this advice?

Posted on entry Also, "stuff it" doesn't mean exactly the same thing as "get stuffed" ::: June 17, 2007, 01:13 PM:

Thanks for the clarification. My boss is originally from NY, which is probably why I've been noticing it lately. Glad to know that I don't have to blame the Brits.

Posted on entry Also, "stuff it" doesn't mean exactly the same thing as "get stuffed" ::: June 17, 2007, 12:44 PM:

I agree completely. Sometimes the adoptions are of words with connotations no single American word has.

There are some Englishisms that I wish hadn't crossed the pond, like "row" for "argument". Our local NPR station uses it, and I find it annoying.

Also, I wonder if "waiting on" (as in "waiting on line", rather than "waiting in line") is from British English - or has been in America for some time. When I was growing up, the only thing that was waited on was tables...

Thanks for the venue - I've needed to get this off my chest for some time.

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