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Thread #62648   Message #1015723
Posted By: TheBigPinkLad
09-Sep-03 - 04:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: Germans--No offense intended !
Subject: RE: BS: Germans--No offense intended !
Bungalow, cot, dungarees, thug, curry, loot, shampoo

You'll rarely hear these words in North America. Having grown up in England I use tons of absorbed words to the amusement of folks around me. Some stick-- 'gobsmacked' is becoming common here in Canada, but others just cause raised eyebrows. English loves to absorb and expand, but some words stay longer than others and in the US in particular words come in from (for instance) Mexico and then cross the pond to become common in England.