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Umm, not quite....we have stewing steak, but I always thought that might be irony:P
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poetic licence
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Yes, poetic license is said here as well.
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oh, and I gave up correcting single typos for Lent, then the wind changed and I stayed like that!
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Ha--I was assuming it was a British spelling, rather than a typo. Nevermind then...
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Might be, for all I know. After six years here I'm completely mixed up!
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I was gobsmacked that you don't realise the difference between Brit licence (noun) and license (verb) - similar to practice (noun) and practise (verb). Other examples may follow. Both pronounced the same but it's nice to have the distinction in writing.
I drooled at the mention of "blace pudding" but it turned out to be a typo.
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FFS
I have a friend who lived in London for a few years and she would always type FFS in her text messages when she was agitated. I finally asked her what it meant. For Fucks Sake. LOL I don't know why but it always makes me laugh.
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Or were you referring to me? In which case, lose no more sleep over it, I can get my Cs and Ss and nouns and verbs in the right place when required This is a bulletin board, not an English exam. Americans would write license, I usually spell in American seeing as I live here, but occassionally revert to Brit subconsciouly when late at night/on an international board/drinking etc... Oh, and I might have been being a teensy-weensy bit facetious. Lighten up, dude, all is OK. (I am rather hoping that you weren't trying to say that I don't know the difference between a noun and a verb, because that would have been a little bit patronizing and pompous, and rather presumtious, and I'm sure you had no intention off coming across that way at all ) (btw, you need a little more practice () as a pedant -checking the OED would have revealled that both spellings can be using in both contexts in British English, although the uses you described are the most common ) /did I use enough smileys there? I've been practising :p
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I've seen lots of Americans use the abbreviation FFS. I've only ever seen Brits use TBH for "to be honest," though.
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