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# color
fucking annoys me they've bastardised English words like that
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:01, archived)
# flavor, garbage etc...
cunts.
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:04, archived)
# Garbage?
How's that different?

I'm a UKer living in the states, so I'm a bit out of touch.
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:04, archived)
# we say rubbish
or "the bin"
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:15, archived)
# Truthfully, most Americans say rubbish and bin, especially in the south.
The preferred term is "trash"
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:16, archived)
# is it true they have both kinds of music in the US
country and western?
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:19, archived)
# Don't forget Bluegrass
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:21, archived)
# US: garbage & trash
UK: rubbish
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:15, archived)
# Yeh
Like jail! should be spelt gaol!
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:26, archived)
# or
p.r.i.s.o.n.
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 10:09, archived)
# Erm,,,,,
At the time when people left England to set up America those English words didn't have a U in them. We subsequently added a U. U is a recent addition to the English language - due to the influence of French on the English language.
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 9:57, archived)