rdearman wrote:I think you'll find that medicos is an Americanism.
Hey, don't pin that on us!
rdearman wrote:I think you'll find that medicos is an Americanism.
golyplot wrote:Strangely, I always considered stomachache to be one word. I'm surprised to see it written as two words here. I would say I've never seen it that way before, but that just invites people to bury with me with responses that "no, that's the standard way things are done across the pond" or whatever.
lavengro wrote:- "tummy" - being essentially a childish, nursery sort of word, it is a more comforting term to use when one is in discomfort or distress. "Tummy aches" go away 'cause they are childish minor things and can be best treated by a lollipop or kind, soothing words from a loved one.
rdearman wrote:DaveAgain wrote:Report to engineering. They will update your software, or recycle you for parts.golyplot wrote:DaveAgain wrote:Excepting medicos, I think that's probably something that everyone has their own changable rules for.
Huh, I've never seen "medico" used in English before. I had to look it up.
I think you'll find that medicos is an Americanism.
Adrianslont wrote:I googled it, smallwhite, and got zero returns. I’m sure that there are other examples that follow this pattern but can’t actually think of one at the moment.
Adrianslont wrote:I am familiar with medicos and I speak Australian English.
smallwhite wrote:I was today years old when Quizlet said "inVENtory" to me. I thought I had made a typo.
Le Baron wrote:Adrianslont wrote:I am familiar with medicos and I speak Australian English.
It makes sense. 'Medico' seems to follow a common Aussie slang pattern like: 'smoko', 'dero' (derro?), 'arvo' etc.
As you can see from my choices I've watched quite a lot of Prisoner.
IronMike wrote:smallwhite wrote:I was today years old when Quizlet said "inVENtory" to me. I thought I had made a typo.
What in the world? I've NEVER heard it pronounced that way. IN-ven-tory, all the way, for me.
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