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Re:Can Anyone Beat Jeff Bezos? by earlybike on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @02:18AM (#15390539)
OT: Is ‘fathom’ a common word in written and spoken American English (parent used it two times)?
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Re:Can Anyone Beat Jeff Bezos? by Wildgoose on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @05:45AM (#15391258)
It is in "English" (UK) English - the author of the parent comment may not necessarily be American.
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Re:Can Anyone Beat Jeff Bezos? by cpr on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @09:26AM (#15392210)
"can fathom" is a common English (American, too) phrase.
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