you read a study about the usage of the word snogging? 
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Gave a talk on it even!Did an analysis of the language of a Pakistani-American who learnt British English
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Replying to @HPluckrose @meinherr and
V interesting! Words which come down from intellectuals & those which come up from popular culture.
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Imagine what that spread will look like 50 years from now with so much online media interference.
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Its interesting coz usually Brits take on americanisms. Happens far less the other way round.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Intrinsic29 and
When it does,it usually comes from US academics being pretentious. Why 'snog' and 'ginger' so significant
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Intrinsic29 and
But you two sounded as though its not in common parlance but recognised from Brit books?
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I'm really not sure. I read a lot of fiction as a kid, but wasn't allowed to read HP.
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Have you still not read them? I'd *strongly* recommend the audiobooks read by
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Replying to @Intrinsic29 @HPluckrose and
nope! I'm a lazy reader these days. Currently ambling through Vampire Chronicles.
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*gasp* This will be a wonderful thing to do when you're the size of a house & fed up!
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