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Message # 49892.1 Subject: Re:off topic question: British English vs. American English [nt] Date: Thu 14/04/11 00:32:56 GMT Name: Georg Website: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=bum&searchmode=none |
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In reply to Message (49892) off topic question: British English vs. American English
By G.O.P. - Wed 13/04/11 21:55:23 GMT I have long wondered about a variance in the British version of the English language and the American version, and I figured this site with users on both sides of the Atlantic is as good of a place as any to ask this. To we Americans, the word "bum" means a homeless person, but to the British the word "bum" means the butt. Are these two meanings of the word related? Why is it that the word "bum" means one thing in America and something different in England? When we Americans call homeless people "bums" are we essentially calling them "assholes"? I have long been curious about this. |
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