Diana in Duncanville, Texas, notes a difference between British English and American English. In the United States, it’s common to say I am sitting down or He was sitting there or We were sitting there, but increasingly she hears people from England say I am sat down or He was sat there or We were sat there. This is part of a complete episode.
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