I think it's more a british english term. I haven't really heard it in the US. My british relatives use it though.Originally Posted by Possegal
Is dummy a word most Americans know for a pacifier? This came up when watching the Tour one day, when Phil used the term. My family uses it, but Mum was Canadian and that is where it came from for us. My sister commented that she didn't think it was a word most Americans would know as a pacifier. But I wasn't sure. Just curious.
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Yeah, that's what we figured. And Canadians use a lot of Brit words, so that's why my mother used it. Most of the time I notice the things I say that the kids I grew up with didn't.
I guess I hadn't noticed that one before.
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Originally Posted by Possegal
Yeah, that's what we figured. And Canadians use a lot of Brit words, so that's why my mother used it. Most of the time I notice the things I say that the kids I grew up with didn't. I guess I hadn't noticed that one before.
It adds character. Canada with respect to gardening, fish & chip shops, etc., seems to be much more "British" than the US.
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