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The Celsius vs Fahrenheit is the usually the biggest gap. We already use ml and L at work as well as MM but not meters or centimeters. We also use grams with weights less than 1lb so mixing and matching metric and US standard isn't a huge deal really. |
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11-06-2014, 12:41 PM | #92 |
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11-06-2014, 12:42 PM | #93 |
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WE NEED MORE THREADS ABOUT LONDON/EUROPE/DONGER
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11-06-2014, 01:57 PM | #94 | |
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No doubt they have trouble with a lot of our lingo as well. "Dude, that was sick," as a complement, for example. "Bitchin'" from my own younger days. Someone a couple hundred years ago or so predicted that, by this time, Brits, Americans, and Australians would not be able to understand each other. He was wrong, but only because of the increase in literacy among the general population, which he did not foresee. |
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11-06-2014, 01:59 PM | #95 |
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Fun fact. I've never hear a Brit use the phrase "Fo' Shizzle"
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11-06-2014, 02:00 PM | #96 |
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American: "Yep, I'm just a Yank with the gift for the gab. You know, sure, we come from different sides of the pond, but we still speak the same language. So, what the hell."
Brit: "Yes, but some of us torture it less than others..."
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11-06-2014, 02:03 PM | #97 |
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If they were so worried about the future of the English language then they should have won.
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11-06-2014, 02:09 PM | #98 |
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Brit: The decline of Western civilization began when we abandoned the American colonies and permitted them home-rule.
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11-06-2014, 02:14 PM | #99 |
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That's bullshit. You abandoned India and they're doing just fine.
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11-06-2014, 02:14 PM | #100 |
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11-06-2014, 02:15 PM | #101 |
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And here's a German Brit saying it:
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11-06-2014, 02:15 PM | #102 |
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Donger, can you say "muggle" for us? It sounds more authentic when your people do it.
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11-06-2014, 02:18 PM | #103 |
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There's a difference between abandoning and getting your ass kicked.
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11-06-2014, 02:20 PM | #104 |
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They aren't Western.
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11-06-2014, 02:20 PM | #105 |
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I just did. Did you like it?
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