"If I'd only waited, I'd not be stuck here in this hole" - Coldplay, "Amsterdam"
Notice the "I'd not" - I would not. The British combine the I and the would.
The Americans combine the would and the not - "I wouldn't be stuck here in this hole."
Odd.
In other news, I've been starting to say "innit." I picked it up from watching too many Ali G youtube videos in the past couple weeks. Example: "It's impossible to get into that school, innit?"
Ha! Sam says "innit" constantly!
ReplyDeleteso I see you are a fellow word lover. :)
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