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I donât think anyone cares about Harry and Meghan
beyond the normal Kardashian effect.
If Harry had entered the Governorâs recall race, then Iâd have paid attention.
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I watched the Oprah interview, and then I forgot all about them.
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Who?
I saw this and it immediately made me think of this thread. Lol
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/british-tiktoker-shares-3-biggest-181128110.html
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I donât know much about the Royal Family other than Iâm convinced the Queen will outlive all of us.
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I hadnt thought of the free refills but the guy is right. We just donât do it - whether soda or coffee.
But donât get me started on tipping. Thatâs a whole separate discussion but, yes, there are big differences in attitudes between Europe and North America. And cultural attitudes change. My brother in law has been a taxi driver for over 15 years here in the UK. He says that, when he started, it was common for people to tip. But in more recent years, a tip is a rarity in a shift, even of the âkeep the changeâ variety.
I donât know anyone who cares about Harry, but some care that Meghan is âone of usâ.
Sort of. Not so many.
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Robert Heinlein (or one of his characters) observed in what today would be anachronistic and sexist, but still, was he wrong?
- âIn any case, it is notorious that âDemocraticâ American women are more quiveringly anxious to be presented at court than is anybody else.â
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Hmmm⌠Long time ago. Iâm not sure, but I may have been referring to a
different âhyphenatedâ us. I probably shouldnât be posting late at night.
P.S. Iâm not sure I want know, but what does âpresented at court meanâ? Iâve heard of âoff with her headâ!
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As I read it long ago (and havenât thought much about is since, except that his old comment came to mind here, 30 years later), I just read it as American folks being quite excited to be able to meet EU (esp. UK) royalty.
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Itâs an old custom for upper class young women to attend a formal social gathering at which the monarch was present. Their name would be announced to the monarch and theyâd curtsy. And that was that - they had âcome of ageâ.
Liz Windsor scrapped the nonsense in 1958.
Thatâs scrapped the presenting thing. We still have upper class young women. But come the revolutionâŚ
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If you spelled it right, youâd pronounce right.
We had the nicest family from Derbyshire move here 5 years ago. Lovely people. popular in the community, now. The flew in the year prior to see what we all offered. I showed them our pride at the time, which was a new Ag room. I kept saying ag this and ag that, Finally, when the saw it, they said âOooooh, AG, we thought you were saying âegg.ââ They love it here, and they are beloved members in town. I would love to go visit farm country in England, Wales and Scotland. Probably start with Wales, since it was my grandmaâs birthplace.
Growing up, aluminum was the hardest word for me to pronounce. âaluninum.â
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Considering British English was in use WAY before American English, and considering the rest of the world (except for the U.S. and Canada) spell and pronounce it âaluminiumâ, perhaps @Harters already has it correct. Just sayinâ.
What to Know
Both aluminum and aluminium have a long history of use referring to the metallic element (commonly used as foil to cover food). They both date to the early 19th century, stemming from the word alumina . Aluminum became preferred in the United States and Canada, while aluminium became favored throughout the rest of the English-speaking world.
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We claim correct spelling & pronunciation. After all, the language is called âEnglishâ, which, I reckon, has precedence 
My grandmother was also Welsh.
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Yes, but we claim evolved English, sans extra letters , like the I in aluminum, the innocuous U in flavor, color. Perhaps it isnât precedence but currency that owns the language. I kid. I enjoy all language.
I never noticed growing up, but the Welsh have a very unique, sing songy accent. My friends would ask where my grandma was from and Iâd say âSouth MIlwaukee, by way of Aberdare.â
Iâm no expert but I think this may be more the case when the person speaks Welsh as their first language.
I remember being in a restaurant bar in Mid Wales. There were two couples on the next table, speaking Welsh. Something in their conversation would trigger them moving to English for a couple of minutes. Over the course of half an hour, they moved between the two languages several times, completely effortlessly.
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