I'm fairly sure it is not traceable to B., as he says "hi hi" instead.
I will admit to a tendency to be archaic if not archaizing in my speech anyway. (How many people do you know who say "peculiar" instead of "unique" nowadays?) However, my accent is typically North American ... and everyone in England viewed me as a typical Yank, much to my chagrin. [Yet I do know a lot of British-speak, such as "lift" for elevator, "tannoy" for PA system, "bonnet" for car hood, ...]
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Date: 2007-12-11 05:48 pm (UTC)I'm fairly sure it is not traceable to B., as he says "hi hi" instead.
I will admit to a tendency to be archaic if not archaizing in my speech anyway. (How many people do you know who say "peculiar" instead of "unique" nowadays?) However, my accent is typically North American ... and everyone in England viewed me as a typical Yank, much to my chagrin. [Yet I do know a lot of British-speak, such as "lift" for elevator, "tannoy" for PA system, "bonnet" for car hood, ...]