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Old 01-12-2022, 08:46 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin View Post
I do notice regional differences, mostly, and hate seeing them "translated". I'd rather have to google a word or phrase than think "there's a no way a character from X would say Y"
This is my opinion too.
Knock me up also has different connotations depending on whether it is said by an American or a Brit. I was at a university function and laughed at the expression on an American professor's face when a visiting British professor asked him to knock her up in the morning.
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