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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies

It's off to bank we go!

0How many people here use the second example?02br
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00I must go to school. I'm late.02br
00I must go to bank. I've got a lot of extra cash lying around.0-
  

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0 Not in British English. I must go to 01b 00the02b 00 bank. (I do wish I had a lot of extra cash lying around).

— Nona the brit

  • 0 Not in British English.
  • I must go to 01b 00the02b 00 bank.
  • (I do wish I had a lot of extra cash lying around).
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0 Not in British English. I must go to 01b00the02b00 bank. (I do wish I had a lot of extra cash lying around). 0-
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0 Ditto for North American English, and probably every other dialect of English as well. 0-
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01cite10Marvin A.12cite10Ditto for North American English, and probably every other dialect of English as well.12blockquote
10Are these used in American English?02br
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00Where do you bank?02br
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00I bank at...02br
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00I must bank these takings.0-
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0 Yes, they are possible.02br
00Yes, they are probably used at certain times by certain people.02br
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00What is the point of your question, Mr Milky? 02br
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00(are you The Milky Bar Kid, all grown up?)0-
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0<What is the point of your question, Mr Milky? >02br
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00To further my knowledge, Anon. 0-
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01cite10Milky12cite10<What is the point of your question, Mr Milky? >12br
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10To further my knowledge, Anon. 12br
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0 Ack what happened? It quoted the wrong thing, and left off my message. Then my browser crashed.02br
00Here's what I meant to say:02br
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00No, not so much. Here's what they would be:02br
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00I have to go to 01b00the02b00 bank. I'm late.02br
00I have to go to the bank because I 01b00have0
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