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chowder.bsky.social • 53 days ago

Yeah so some of our dialect is, uh, it doesn't translate well. I gotta make a slang dictionary because if a British person hears this they're gonna think we're all insane.

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utterfilthmate.bsky.social•51 days ago

This is some crazy convergent linguistic evolution lmao. There's a very similar term for an off-license here, with a very different etymology.

topiotts.bsky.social•53 days ago

ohhhh no lmao

dantestormpaw.bsky.social•53 days ago

... I really hope that means something different over there

chowder.bsky.social•53 days ago

Package Store. It's where you can buy beer, wine, spirits, etc.

dantestormpaw.bsky.social•53 days ago

Said out loud it's identical to a very racist british slang for corner shops and a group of people. You can probably guess.

chowder.bsky.social•53 days ago

I'm well aware, don't worry. It's not the only one, I'm gonna have to explain that "artistic" and "autistic" sound the same in a Boston accent. It's gonna be a wild document.

dantestormpaw.bsky.social•53 days ago

That ones just funny imo, but maybe that the 'tism speaking. I'm looking forward to reading it now lol.

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