On 1/7/2013 7:48 AM, sctroy@xxxxxxx wrote:
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>> From: Chuck Norcutt
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>> He probably didn't understand "the penny dropped" either. :-)
It seems to me that a significant subset of the US population has absorbed this
and other Britishisms, especially now
that BBC America has joined PBS is bringing us the best of Britain. ;-)
I first learned that one from Flanders and Swann. (Note to self: dig out CDs
and rip to MP3s - laugh heartily.)
> Why not? We still have pennies here - unlike Australia and [very soon to be]
> Canada.
Although I can't imagine why.
Centsless Moose
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