Language can be powerful in shaping ideas and the US has convinced the entire world that they are the “Americans” and everybody else on the 2 continents aren’t.

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    10 days ago

    on behalf of great britain you are welcome to use shermans or septics. but the derivative seppo was invented by the aussies so you’ll have to ask them for the permit. they may throw in leftpondian for free, i don’t think they use it much any more

    edit: i was operating outside my jurisdiction, septics is australian too according to https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/brdxe6y

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        Slang for Americans - as septic tank rhymes with yank, but Americans are also full of shit like septic tanks

        I’ll gladly use it and alternate. Good word.

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      10 days ago

      Never heard of sherman or septic. Where do those terms come from? Septic is from septic tank?