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07-23-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Alvinho View Post
lol I loved it.

Modern dictionaries do mention it if the expression defined is old-fashioned, you'll see like "Jeepers (out of date): shout used to express surprise" so that you know it's not something you'll hear out in the streets anymore.

When I first went to England, I was around 13 years old and was living with a host family, a couple in their 50ies, and one night we were having dinner and it was pouring out there, and the man just goes: "Woah it's raining cats and dogs" I was like O_Ô No kidding? Ran up to the window and saw just water x)


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