For example, switching out the word ‘boot’ for ‘trunk’, or ditching the word ‘rubbish’ for ‘garbage’.

This is something I’ve noticed my 6 year old does pretty regularly. We went through a stage where ‘sweets’ became ‘candy’, ‘holiday’ became ‘vacation’ and ‘courgette’ became ‘zucchini’.

That last one didn’t happen but if you’re still reading you’ve got my respect, or as the Americans might say ‘…mad props’.

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        That’s more along the lines of what I was thinking. I could never tell the difference between the taste of any distinctions

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            7 months ago

            Even in my college days I was just never been able to get past the poison taste of ethanol to get to the good stuff that differentiates the flavors

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      Whisky and whiskey are two different things.

      “Scotch” is American for whisky but not for whiskey.