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02-05-2011, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
I don't think OP was saying English belongs to Americans. I read it more as "Britons have eloquent speech; Americans have disgusting sailor mouths."
*cackles* nope, the British are just more varied and inventive with their swears. Americans seem to stick to what they know and trust more readily, meaning there's not much deviation from a few set words/phrases according to group/area.
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