It's fascinating finding out the words that are not shared across the various versions of English. I was surprised that "pottle" (a small pot or tub) and "skite" (to brag) were not understood in Britain.
*MySmiley*
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
why don't snowmen like carrot cake?
- 08/12/2015 09:35:13 PM
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You see how you ruined this, right?
- 14/12/2015 01:44:21 PM
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not specifically but then again I could never tell a joke *NM*
- 14/12/2015 07:08:19 PM
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LOL, awww.
- 14/12/2015 07:28:04 PM
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When you misspell "booger" as "bugger" there is a huge level of confusion that can arise.
- 14/12/2015 09:21:26 PM
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that does put a different spin on things and makes me never want to eat carrot cake again *NM*
- 14/12/2015 10:08:41 PM
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Thank you. I figured it was some kind of surrealist humour that just went totally over my head. *NM*
- 14/12/2015 10:15:41 PM
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Yes, especially on a predominantly non-US site 
*NM*
- 15/12/2015 02:59:54 PM
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- 15/12/2015 02:59:54 PM
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You mean Americans genuinely don't recognize that word? That does surprise me. *NM*
- 15/12/2015 07:17:56 PM
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I never heard it in America growing up. Not once.
- 15/12/2015 07:45:49 PM
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Huh.
- 15/12/2015 07:58:59 PM
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like bloody I have watched enough BBC to know what it means but I never use it that way
- 16/12/2015 06:25:51 PM
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Divided by a common language.
- 15/12/2015 08:10:37 PM
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Less so with globalization
- 15/12/2015 10:09:57 PM
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