Reverse English

[Wilson Gray]

On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 12:11 AM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com>wrote:

> I suspect "reverse" means that "be bought on" means the same as "be sold
> on."


That was clear from the context. The wirer was describing his positive
reaction to the Peterson System, after he'd tried it out.

I suspect that "this is not BrE usage" means "this is not only BrE usage."
If it's "generally" found in AmE, how does your cite evidence it?


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