raccoon
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Tue Apr-08-08 10:12 AM
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Why do the British say "have it off" and the Americans say "get it on" |
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and it means the same thing? (To engage in sexual intercourse.)
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Tue Apr-08-08 10:16 AM
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1. Both are slang, and slang is extremely local |
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That's all I can tell you.
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petronius
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Tue Apr-08-08 11:18 AM
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2. Because Americans are more forward looking, and the British tend toward |
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retrospectiveness. Hence the difference: one sounds more present/past tense, and the other is more future tense/about to start...
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(Yeah, I'm talking out of my ass/arse here...)
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