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  1. barnetlad's Avatar
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    Re: Americanisms!
    For me it's calling the season after summer 'the fall', who for me are one of the best things ever to come from Manchester.
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    Re: Americanisms!
    (Original post by Apa)
    Uh, this. It's the most annoying thing ever. They soon stop when you say they sound Canadian in return...
    A lot of Americans just assume that being English and being British is exactly the same thing. Unbelievable.

    That's like saying that everyone from the Caribbean is Jamaican. I learnt this stuff in year 6!
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