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Celebrity autobiographies are filled to the brim with self-righteous tales of smug oneupmanship. So, forget you had any shame, grab a coffee and a croissant, and tell us your smug tales of when you got one over somebody.

Thanks to Ring of Fire for the suggestion

(, Thu 3 Feb 2011, 12:55)
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I guess you learn something new every day.

Cheers, by the way!
(, Sat 5 Feb 2011, 23:28, 1 reply)
I used to teach at an American School
and some of the Yank teachers used to say to me, that's not a word, and I'd say oh yes it is and show them in the dictionary. Oneupmanship ahoy!
(, Sun 6 Feb 2011, 0:03, closed)
What, they'd say that 'gotten' is not a word?
Well it is, just not one we use in the UK.
Like the spelling color, perfectly acceptable, if you happen to be an American.
(, Sun 6 Feb 2011, 0:08, closed)
Yes we (I) do.
"Ill gotten gains" for example.

Maybe it's just me though.
(, Sun 6 Feb 2011, 0:57, closed)

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