On Mon, 8 Jun 2020 01:54:09 -0400, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:

>Okay, language class again:
>If lobbing is 'not showing up', what's piked?

I think maybe we need to build a lexicon for various listmember dialects to
BSE (Bog-Standard English, most likely represented by American
English/Midwest "Broadcast Newsreader Standard" dialect). I suspect that
Strine has diverged quite a bit from both British and American, more that
either from the other, but even British and American have their differences
that can cause misunderstandings...

For example: AmE slang "to knock <someone> up" is only possible if
<someone> is biologically female, and refers to the act of initiating a
pregnancy. BrE, anyone can be the target, and it refers to percussive
activity on their door, possibly waking them from sleep.

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