I once had a door held open for me by a friend of a friend. Instinctively I said 'Ta', forgetting that this is Northern England dialect for 'Thanks' and thus unlikely to be recognised in, say, Chicago (where I was at the time). She turned to my friend and hissed in outrage, "Did he just call me a tart?!"
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timeasmymeasure
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Date: 2004-09-14 02:33 pm (UTC)