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Re:The great British Brexit robbery by throwanem on Sunday May 07, 2017 @07:46AM (#14284980)
I like it. I bet that's where the American "cut off your nose to spite your face" comes from, too - in a country that says "tidbit" instead of "titbit" and "bunny" instead of "coney", I don't think it's too hard to suspect the same Bowdleresque hand here.
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Re:The great British Brexit robbery by kristianc on Sunday May 07, 2017 @07:56AM (#14285011)
> I bet that's where the American "cut off your nose to spite your face" comes from, too

Not to nitpick, but that term dates back to 12th century England.

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Re:The great British Brexit robbery by 1123581321 on Sunday May 07, 2017 @08:26AM (#14285106)
Tid isn't a bowdlerization of tit; it's just a different pronunciation from a few hundred years ago.
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Re:The great British Brexit robbery by throwanem on Sunday May 07, 2017 @08:49AM (#14285196)
I remember reading a piece that cited sources for both of the variants I quoted existing in modern American English as the result of deliberate bowdlerization. Once I'm back at my desk, I'll see if I can find it again.
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