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Americanisms are Creeping into my Language and I don’t Like It

They’re biscuits not cookies Icing not frosting They’re rolls, they’re not buns It’s a boot not a trunk We say finished not done It’s a toilet not bathroom They’re bush fires not wild fires We spend dollars not bucks DM

Posted bydonmatthewspoetryMarch 10, 2022Posted inAmericaTags:americanisms, English, poetry12 Comments on Americanisms are Creeping into my Language and I don’t Like It

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