Here in the colonies, we understand both meanings.
As well as both meanings for a billion. Y'all could say we are multi-lingual.
English, American, etc
David
Jon Mitchell wrote:
> Hate to tell ya Walt, but over here to "knock someone up" doesn't mean
> to wake them up .... !
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> Jon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Walt Wayman
> Sent: 15 June 2005 17:37
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: various musings...
>
> My Murkin dictionary defines "artefact" as "Chiefly Brit. var. of
> artifact."
>
> It's like y'all knocking people up, while we just awaken them. :-)
>
> Walt
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> --
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> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
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