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Old 11-03-2010, 04:33 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Brilliant definitely has a more casual application over there at least when I think back on my time over there. I think a bit of it rubbed off on me because I have definitely lowered my standards on what I would deem "brilliant" and it shows in my usage of the word compared to people around me.

Here's one that drove me crazy:

vacuuming (American) = Hoovering (British)
...BUT NOT ALL VACUUMS ARE HOOVERS!!!! hahaha...
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