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minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down4·2 months agoThere are some English words and phrases that can’t be said in American English. Like the “I inherited this government position from my father”. Or, “Sure hope the King doesn’t veto this legislation”.
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·edit-22 months ago There are some English words and phrases that can’t be said in American English. Like the “I inherited this government position from my father” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_Bush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush 🤔
minus-squarebrown567@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoAlso, as far as the “King Veto” part:
minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-22 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cromwell
minus-squareMediumGray@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoThey’re not denying that happens in England, just pointing out that it functionally happens in the US too. So I’m not really sure what your point is.
There are some English words and phrases that can’t be said in American English. Like the “I inherited this government position from my father”. Or, “Sure hope the King doesn’t veto this legislation”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_Bush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush
🤔
Also, as far as the “King Veto” part:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cromwell
They’re not denying that happens in England, just pointing out that it functionally happens in the US too. So I’m not really sure what your point is.
Lol don’t watch the news