• Typhoon@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    If there’s one thing I know about the Brits it’s that when they say “nonsense” they mean “complete and total bullshit”

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      23 hours ago

      If there’s one thing I know about Americans it’s that when they say “bullshit” they mean “utter poppycock, twaddle and codswallop.”

      • ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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        10 hours ago

        Nah, they mean “I know it sounds unlikely, but I’m still too credulous to actually disbelieve it”. Or they would if they had such an expansive vocabulary. It probably sounds like “Woo Yah” in their heads.