Well, this was news to me. Every time I think I'm aware of what is & isn't a Britishism, I find I'm not. I'll have been confusing ppl a lot. https://twitter.com/BeatConfusion/status/809064050814517249 …
Wish I'd known when talking to woman accusing me of not knowing how to talk properly. Interested to know if this wld've been better or worse
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Coz on the one hand, mocking cultural speech differences is a big no-no to SJWs but on other hand, Brits define colonialism for them.
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In the Britain - USA relationship, who counts as the oppressed culture? :-)
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Obv, I think the Brits do! Being colonised by coffee shops, terrible sit-coms and worse slang! My child says 'gotten' now.
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You know who else says "gotten"? John Oliver!
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Did you say scone instead of scone? Just what is talking properly?
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I said 'You can do.' Meaning 'Yes, I suppose you could do that.' I say 'sc-own' cos Londoner. You?
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Sc-on. Was always torn as a child because my Dad's from Middlesex and my Mum's from Yorkshire. Now live in Midlands so no debate
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