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Re: Re: [OT] British vs. American English



On Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 09:52:17AM +0100, Clive Standbridge wrote:
> > Now I wounder, if "pissed" in British English already means not to know
> > where you are ... in what condition is somebody who isn't "pissed", but
> > "totally pissed"?
> 
> He or she would be "pissed as a newt".

And there lies a whole other thread, the near infinite euphemisms for
"overly inebriated".

Cheers,
Tom

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Perl is designed to give you several ways to do anything, so
consider picking the most readable one.
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