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    1. Anne Scheel‏ @annemscheel 23 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @EvoMellor @nicebread303

      Will visit the US the first time for SIPS. Given how much I despise fake/exaggerated enthusiasm, I expect they'll absolutely hate me there

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    2. Daniël Lakens‏Verified account @lakens 23 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @annemscheel @EvoMellor @nicebread303

      Wait to you see how they write recommendation letters #AbsoluteGenious #HighlyTalented #Top1% #BestEver

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    3. Felix Schönbrodt‏ @nicebread303 23 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @lakens @annemscheel @EvoMellor

      I wonder how a German candidate could ever get a job there ...

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    4. Rolf Zwaan  🦢‏Verified account @RolfZwaan 23 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @nicebread303 @lakens and

      >until someone said: "Wait, this letter is from the UK." This then led to a reinterpretation of the comment. Disaster averted.

      3 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
    5. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 23 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @RolfZwaan @nicebread303 and

      Uh, don't upset you all but Britishisms don't actually mean multiply it by 10 to get what an American means. Took me years to learn as a

      2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
    6. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 23 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @o_guest @RolfZwaan and

      Mediterranean but it's way way more nuanced. E.g. signing off email with "Regards" as opposed to "Cheers" or "Kind Regards" actually means

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    7. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 23 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @o_guest @RolfZwaan and

      "fuck off"... so you might think "quite productive" means very and you might be right, but given pragmatics it could also mean "good at

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    8. Lisa DeBruine  🏳️‍🌈‏ @LisaDeBruine 24 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @o_guest @RolfZwaan and

      Took me years to realise "quite" has almost opposite meanings in the US (very) and UK (not very).

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    9. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @LisaDeBruine @RolfZwaan and

      Not sure it's that simple sadly, yet again. What about this: "That was really quite good wine last night"?

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    10. Lisa DeBruine  🏳️‍🌈‏ @LisaDeBruine 24 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @o_guest @RolfZwaan and

      In the UK that wine is worse than "really good wine"; in the US it's better.

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      Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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      Replying to @LisaDeBruine @RolfZwaan and

      I disagree. If somebody told me something was "really quite good" that means it's ace.

      8:41 AM - 24 Jun 2017
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        2. ⓪ Rik Smith-Unna  🇰🇪‏ @blahah404 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and

          depends how it is said - if said with deadpan face and flat voice, probably an insult. If said with even mild enthusiasm, strong endorsement

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        3. ⓪ Rik Smith-Unna  🇰🇪‏ @blahah404 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @blahah404 @o_guest and

          British English is carefully constructed around allowing Brits to feel superior by making sure nobody else knows what's going on in convo

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        4. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @blahah404 @LisaDeBruine and

          Yep. French people dropped the end off every word to confuse the poor. Brits just mock them mercilessly with words dripping with classism.

          2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
        5. ⓪ Rik Smith-Unna  🇰🇪‏ @blahah404 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and

          Best resources for learning this are Blackadder and Yes Minister. You can tell when meaning is different than words because audience laughs

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        6. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @blahah404 @LisaDeBruine and

          OMG that's what was suggested above, literally 100% identical suggestions. Haha. Great minds, etc.

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        7. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @blahah404 and

          Also unless you're from the Anglosphere (with the exception of Americans) nobody tells you British people are old school classist until you

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        8. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @blahah404 and

          move here. I was told repeatedly and often "You're foreign — what class is a Cypriot anyway?" or similar so I eventually got the memo.

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        9. ⓪ Rik Smith-Unna  🇰🇪‏ @blahah404 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and

          fml people actually asked that? that is such an uncouth question

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        2. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and

          I think we have to bear in mind that British English contains (originally purposefully) inserted sarcasm which is invisible to many.

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        3. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and

          For example "slim chance" and "fat chance" mean exactly the same thing. But I daresay few who say "fat chance" realise this nor that they

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        4. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and

          are being sarcastic explicitly.

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        5. ⓪ Rik Smith-Unna  🇰🇪‏ @blahah404 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and

          yeah, 'fat chance' sounds extremely sarcastic, usually rude or insulting by emphasising unlikelihood, where 'slim chance' can be anything

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        2. Lisa DeBruine  🏳️‍🌈‏ @LisaDeBruine 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @RolfZwaan and

          Hmm, could be an England/Scotland thing? My Glaswegian partner also thinks "really quite good" < "really good"

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        3. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @LisaDeBruine @RolfZwaan and

          No idea — I'm neither a linguist nor English! Just giving my opinion of noticing speakers over the last decade.

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        4. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and

          English people are the only ones who say "floor" for "ground". That one irritates me a lot but sadly even I say it sometimes these days.

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        1. Tom Rhys Marshall‏ @TomRhysMarshall 24 Jun 2017
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          Replying to @o_guest @LisaDeBruine and

          And, 'don't be alarmed by the explosions. You are quite safe' does NOT mean, 'moderately safe', but 'totally safe'. Must be so confusing...

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