:Apparently the term " alternative vote " is the Britishism for the Australian " preferential ballot . " Australia uses the preferential ballot for its lower house, the House of Representatives.
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Not since when all is said and done was shoved aside by the Britishism at the end of the day has the tried-and-true been so thoroughly ousted by the trendy.
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Kenneth Prewitt, the new director of the Census Bureau, certainly talks like an intellectual, sprinkling his speech with Britishisms like " full stop, " when dramatically ending a thought.
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If Yagoda, of all people, observes a distinctly American trend toward LQ and is neither alarmed by it nor dismissive of it as just a trendy Britishism, that seems more than slightly noteworthy.
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The pair have turned their " good ones " of the past three years into a book, " Dicing with Di " _ a Britishism for playing cat-and-mouse games.
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That question is brazenly risked by " High Fidelity, " which transfers large tracts of Hornby's novel directly into the mouth of John Cusack, ironing out its Britishisms to suit Cusack's amiable Midwestern delivery.
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There was no substantial FAC commentary, other than " too technical ", which is an easy argument ( I could argue the same about royalty articles full of in-the-know Britishisms I'll never understand ).
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"Have had the biscuit " means " to be done for, " which should not be confused with the Britishism " to take the biscuit, " which means `'to take the cake ."
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:See wikt : whilst-- as that entry notes, it is synonymous with " while " but it's a Britishism : " " Rare in North America and may be considered archaic, pedantic or pompous . " ".
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While I'm sure the article will be fine for FAC, I would try to get someone else who is American ( or Canadian for that manner ) to look for any remaining Britishisms . talk ) 01 : 09, 5 March 2015 ( UTC)
