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"I grew up in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 60's and early 70's, and... C-word: In Britain, no big deal. In America, south of the Mason-Dixon (and likely above), it's the worst possible word you can use. If you're British and think that we're…"
"It was a good con! And not just in the "any con where a boxful of my books moves is a good con" kind of way.
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"Canadians tend to be familiar with Britishisms, though that C-word is still pretty strong, some of us use the term "flat" (a mother-in-law house is a "Granny Flat" for example) and:
Wanker: Southern Americans do not use this. Most Southern Americans…"
Wanker: Southern Americans do not use this. Most Southern Americans…"
"I am old. I live in the American South, which is slow to change. And I call shenanigans.
Whoops-a-daisy!: That is, in fact, something only children in the American South say. Adults don't say it, except ironically. True 60 years ago, true now.
Full…"
Whoops-a-daisy!: That is, in fact, something only children in the American South say. Adults don't say it, except ironically. True 60 years ago, true now.
Full…"
"It's cool that you finally got there. I have Michigan friends who have been attending for years. But I never went during the whole time I lived in Michigan, unfortunately."
"I finally attended Michigan's ConFusion, an SF convention that was ill-timed during the days when I had a day job. I had a good time, sat on some panels, hung out with friends, heard John Scalzi read from an as-yet-unpublished novel, sold many…"
"Gobsmacked! – the British invasion of American English
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(I've noticed some of this, but there is a lot more)"
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(I've noticed some of this, but there is a lot more)"
"Misinformation about California Fires"
"Keith “Keef” Knight* moved from San Francisco to L.A. to North Carolina. One of our friends used to live in Pacific Palisades, where she ran a day care business in three successive rental houses. All three houses, where we visited her, are gone. A…"
"As someone who can see the San Gabriel Mountains every day, here are a couple of things I’ve learned.The Santa Ana winds are so powerful because they come from the North and are compressed by the canyons, increasing their power.It was pointed out by…"
"I've only ever seen the MST3K version of This Island Earth."
"Spend the New Year with some of your kind of people!
And let's go into 2025 with a sense of hope... whatever the odds might be!"
And let's go into 2025 with a sense of hope... whatever the odds might be!"
"Christmas Eve loot:"
"May your days be Merrie and Bright....
(to all, but with a couple of nods to this month's Cover a Day theme)
And hopefully, you won't need roadside assistance as you travel during Yuletide:"
(to all, but with a couple of nods to this month's Cover a Day theme)
And hopefully, you won't need roadside assistance as you travel during Yuletide:"
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"This popped up on my Facebook timeline this morning.
Lara Parker on the cover of The Memphis Commercial Appeal's Mid-South magazine in 1972."
Lara Parker on the cover of The Memphis Commercial Appeal's Mid-South magazine in 1972."
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