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2009-02-08 Britain

Christian foster mother struck off after Muslim girl converts

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Posted by mrp 2009-02-08 14:28|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 pressurise

English spelling and all. I don't run across this usage from English (British) natives often. The place I have encountered this the most often is India. They use this in place of pressured. Very amusing.

Posted by Trader_DFW 2009-02-08 18:20|| 2009-02-08 18:20|| Front Page Top

#2 "Pressurise" is a common expression with my English relatives. They look at me oddly when I say "pressured".

Posted by Excalibur 2009-02-08 18:53|| 2009-02-08 18:53|| Front Page Top

#3
@#2: Interesting, I've known a number of Brit. expats, and have only heard the term used by them a few times. They must be more Americanized than they realize.

On the other hand, Indians use it quite a bit. I must assume that they got it from the Brits then.

Posted by Trader_DFW 2009-02-08 20:31|| 2009-02-08 20:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Presurized is quite common in american english, it just doesn't have the same meaning, Tires are "Pressurized", a can of hair spray , is "Pressurized, the compressor pumps air into a Pressurized tank those air lines are Pressurized, etc.

Posted by Rednek Jim 2009-02-08 20:53|| 2009-02-08 20:53|| Front Page Top

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