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Old 09-14-2009, 09:45 AM   #190
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Originally Posted by Superlucky View Post
I would love to spend some time in the UK to find out how different American English is from British English. The only differences that come to mind are of the color/colour variety, but - as you pointed out- I'm sure there are many that I am completely unaware of. Even in the US English usage differs wildly from state to state (e.g. I wait in line and up North they wait on line).

You're cool Harry.
Ah. In the UK we wait in a queue. And "queue" is a French borrowing which has become so assimilated that few people realise that it's the French word for "tail."
But at least we can read our liseuses while queuing!
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