Re:Uber London loses licence to operate
by cjsuk on Friday September 22, 2017 @10:20AM
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I’ve lived in London for over 35 years. It’s common parlance. That kebab shop was a mugging. You were mugged in the apple store. Etc etc.
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I consulted three dictionaries, including a British one, before writing that comment.
Your use very fringe at best and is very inappropriate anywhere else, as it was pointed out to you.
Re:Uber London loses licence to operate
by darrenf on Friday September 22, 2017 @05:25PM
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Honestly it seems those dictionaries are not at all up to date with common English informal phrases. Source: native and resident Londoner of >40 years, and user of "mugging" in the "ripped off" sense for most of them.
Re:Uber London loses licence to operate
by JumpCrisscross on Friday September 22, 2017 @12:36PM
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> Your use very fringe at best and is very inappropriate anywhere else
New Yorker here. Perfectly fine usage there. “The cab driver robbed me” is our local variant.
"Robbed" is not the same as "mugged." You are correct that "robbed" does have a colloquial definition.
>informal overcharge (someone) for something.
Re:Uber London loses licence to operate
by chrisbennet on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @03:52AM
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Dictionaries lag behind the language. They do not define the language. [1] Metaphorically, the dictionary is a slightly out of date road map, it doesn't define the road network. When the poster tells you of a new road, he isn't "wrong" just because it doesn't show up on your old map.
[1] http://www.maximumfun.org/adam-ruins-everything/adam-ruins-e...
Re:Uber London loses licence to operate
by DanBC on Saturday September 23, 2017 @05:03AM
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You might find this interesting: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/20477/what-exact...