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Old 07-21-2011, 10:29 AM   #206
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Originally Posted by taosaur View Post
Can't say as I've ever encountered that one. AFAIK, the second is the standard American pronunciation.
Is "fortnight" still in common use in the UK? I was under the impression it was archaic, not a cultural signifier.
Sure. I hear it used quite often by people of both older and younger generations. I don't hear antiphase that often. I suppose that's similar to the use of anticlockwise versus counterclockwise as we would say.
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