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There's a line in a Bill Bryson book about watching Welsh TV, and noticing they used the english term "dirty weekend", as (allegedly?) the Welsh don't have the
by petesergeant 3y ago
There's a line in a Bill Bryson book about watching Welsh TV, and noticing they used the english term "dirty weekend", as (allegedly?) the Welsh don't have the concept
- carlmr 3y agoWhat's a dirty weekend?
- thebruce87m 3y agoA couple staying away at a hotel. If they already have kids, the kids are definitely not going. It’s a semi common term in the UK and would be used casually among friends and close workmates to indicate a short break with just you and your partner.
- carlmr 3y agoAh that explains it, neither heard it in the US or Canada, but I'm not too well versed in British English.
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoAlways important to note that Bill Bryson has no actual training in linguistics, he’s a journalist that has just turned his hand to whatever subject would pay. His book about language The Mother Tongue has a factual error or misunderstanding on nearly every single page.