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Post #ARdqspMlXG0KELVYSO by [email protected] |
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OK, language weirdness question.Someone recently said:"I just about caught… |
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Post #ARdqspTr6tfwaKpDVY by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo They are definitely on the train, probably jumping on as it sta… |
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Post #ARe6CTIGoCgYsUEKlU by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo Is this a “divided by a common language” thing? It seems un… |
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Post #ARe6GSTpm7hNVsXYa8 by [email protected] |
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@robinhouston @ColinTheMathmo “just about” has always meant “nearly” in… |
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Post #ARe6GSYRUzNvkAhElU by [email protected] |
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@copiesofcopies I speak British English, so that's consistent with my hypot… |
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Post #ARe6IynkZoK2Kp3fHc by [email protected] |
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@robinhouston @copiesofcopies Brit English here. They definitely caught the tra… |
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Post #ARe6IysiHMIAaDNd1E by [email protected] |
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@roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies Another UK English speaker here. It&… |
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Post #AReB6fFtvD4Y0gAkUq by [email protected] |
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@ClaireCopperman @roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies non-native speaker,… |
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Post #AReFeTT8eLDZ7Kk1qq by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo From Sweden and yes they caught the train but in the absolute l… |
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Post #AReHVwhAojCH3zMp96 by [email protected] |
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@ClaireCopperman @roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies Over here (🇨🇦… |
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Post #AReHVwm8WHAPJNgmsi by [email protected] |
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@pjohanneson @roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies Very interesting. I kno… |
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Post #AReHVwqkF8qxXfqT44 by [email protected] |
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@ClaireCopperman @roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies We're extra div… |
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Post #AReHVwuzzKFvkrprhA by [email protected] |
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@pjohanneson @roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies Pulled in 2 directions,… |
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Post #AReI9VomALo9Hun23c by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo good job they didn't say: "I, like, caught the train&q… |
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Post #AReMfJtYQjVZOQRo0m by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo he caught the train but very nearly missed it. Pretty standard … |
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Post #ARfT67QXggNvQU00q8 by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo in the UK it would 100% mean you’d got on the train. |
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Post #ARfeZM2pWA5Ceh3EZs by [email protected] |
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@ClaireCopperman From the same background, I don't think it sounds odd at a… |
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Post #ARfeZM7RF1lkszCulE by [email protected] |
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@mudri We're all different, aren't we? I don't think I'd use &q… |
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Post #ARfuZsZ6CpVemZPuDI by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo As an English English speaker I hear it as they caught the trai… |
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Post #ARgFAshSfK0IzyFXM0 by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo they caught the train 🚆 |
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Post #ARgHbmbxbwm7qFdFia by [email protected] |
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@ClaireCopperman @roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies Yes, UK English spe… |
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Post #ARgHbo4iAXMqNi5jAe by [email protected] |
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@_HilaryD_ @ClaireCopperman @roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies in Ameri… |
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Post #ARgHbqc6jLGmFrjQVE by [email protected] |
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@rowyn @_HilaryD_ @ClaireCopperman @roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies H… |
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Post #ARgHbqhmOFo4XSNxLM by [email protected] |
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@siobhansarelle @_HilaryD_ @ClaireCopperman @roclaverton @robinhouston @copieso… |
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Post #ARgHbsBwrZX79JVZ0S by [email protected] |
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@rowyn @siobhansarelle @_HilaryD_ @roclaverton @robinhouston @copiesofcopies Ag… |
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Post #ARgdhTytzIhMn6UAy0 by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo Like most EN speakers I picked "they did not catch it"… |
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Post #ARgdhUtcaQ4Jd11TNI by [email protected] |
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@futurebird @ColinTheMathmo I actually read it as "They caught the train&q… |
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Post #ARgdhUyEJHkrrJB9Ye by [email protected] |
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@futurebird @ColinTheMathmo A bit of a tangent, but I am from a town on the New… |
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Post #ARgdhV2U3T9q4VAYBk by [email protected] |
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@realmaplesyrup @futurebird @ColinTheMathmo Wait … "Are you done dinner?… |
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Post #ARgdhV7Rl17yJtUVvM by [email protected] |
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@david_megginson @realmaplesyrup @futurebird @ColinTheMathmo not from Pennsylva… |
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Post #ARgdhVBhVCWwX5TuYS by [email protected] |
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@maco I remember my friends being such jerks about how I'd say "this n… |
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Post #ARgdhVFxFNvukHTJBY by [email protected] |
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@futurebird @maco Warsh it in witter and put it awn top of the radiaator.That�… |
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Post #ARgdhVell7mZzF57rc by [email protected] |
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@maco Now I say "Waaaaa shhhh ed" in this exaggerated way since "… |
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Post #ARh5zQLt18rjSpa1FA by [email protected] |
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@nocto Fascinating! I’m a Canadian native-English speaker, and the clear mean… |
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Post #ARh5zQQUk0YHh7jhQW by [email protected] |
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@Timdmackey Funny isn’t it? I thought I was pretty good at picking up “divi… |
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Post #ARhGQZl19iLvziv8Ns by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo Are you asking British English speakers or US English speakers?… |
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Post #ARhHHHFShatpwDI4uW by [email protected] |
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@nocto it’s super interesting! It sounds like the way you use “just about�… |
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Post #ARhHHHLULBiiEu6tIu by [email protected] |
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@Timdmackey But "I JUST about caught the train!” still has you on the pl… |
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Post #ARj354trmEYH7hOkCG by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo nobody in the UK thinks this is the right answer. |
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Post #ARj355vfwzaqJbFhei by [email protected] |
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@rpmr I'm a little surprised that you think you can speak for everyone in t… |
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Post #ARj355zvhAzoWnF6Ho by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo I was being a little flippant, but thats the usage that everyon… |
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Post #ARj4vGQEHdens1z2x6 by [email protected] |
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@rpmr I'm content to believe that it's the overwhelming majority, but i… |
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Post #ARj4vGUU1p3m5DyRaC by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo maybe it's regional! I've just had a discussion with my… |
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Post #ARliTW6alU6usy2gE4 by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmo This is a tricky one! I can almost lift that means you can'… |
