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Re: I see you! (Reply)
Re: I see you!
Date:
2020-05-10 04:05 pm (UTC)
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ng_moonmoth
>> I'm wondering where "skip" comes from. <<
It comes from Britain; it's the British English equivalent. "Dumpster" : "skip" :: "hood" : "bonnet :: "eraser" : "rubber", etc. And, Canada being more recently and strongly tied to England, I wasn't sure which term the local vernacular used.
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Re: I see you!
Date: 2020-05-10 04:05 pm (UTC)It comes from Britain; it's the British English equivalent. "Dumpster" : "skip" :: "hood" : "bonnet :: "eraser" : "rubber", etc. And, Canada being more recently and strongly tied to England, I wasn't sure which term the local vernacular used.