tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post2656551285785452619..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Strange wordsArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-24693395513593426132010-01-28T20:27:02.028+13:002010-01-28T20:27:02.028+13:00Fascinating blog—thanks, Roger!
I wasn't awar...Fascinating blog—thanks, Roger!<br /><br />I wasn't aware that "in hospital" was a regional thing in the US, but I suppose that nothing much surprises me.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-13311364551461172172010-01-28T14:46:07.874+13:002010-01-28T14:46:07.874+13:00You might find the blog separated by a common lang...You might find the blog <a href="http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">separated by a common language</a> of interest. It's an American woman in the UK, but she and her followers sometimes delve into other brands of English besides those two. In fact she recently had a post about <a href="http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2010/01/sick-and-ill.html" rel="nofollow">sick and ill</a>.<br /><br />What's odd is that our ministers use "in hospital"; they're from Minnesota and Virginia.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com