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June 1, 2009 7:41 am
Unidentical twins: Ditchwater? Dishwater? When not to worry. "'Dull as ditchwater' prevailed till a few decades ago, but Americans now go for dishwater, by a huge margin. In Britain, 'dull as ditchwater' still prevails, though both expressions are used."
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June 1, 2009 4:46 pm
"Needless" variants can sometimes be useful to determine where a speaker is from. And anyway, I'm sure that Starbucks considers all the other coffee shops in the world as needless variants, and they would just as well be the only "correct option." 😆