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One Elephant, Two Elephant
May 14, 2011 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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In the U.K., they don't count seconds as "one-Mississippi, two-Mississippi," because, well, they have no Mississippi. Instead, they say "one-elephant, two-elephant." Lynne Murphy, author of the blog Separated by a Common Language, points out this difference between English speakers on opposite sides of the pond. This is part of a complete episode.
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