[Ads-l] US slang with British origins?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Coincidence that Colgate-Palmolive introduced Fab detergent in 1947?

Great minds think alike.

JL

On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 1:35 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think I can detect some U.S. influence on British speech in the attached
> clip. The video involves two WWII RAF pilots chatting about their harsh
> lives in the military.
> ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_b1Y-Rl_Uo​
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> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
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