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@cinemashoebox.bsky.social‬ on Bluesky: "new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped". Attached is a screenshot of some text saying: '"I've seen lots of students my age struggling, trying to get work and even the basic necessities," Agastya Dhar, 17, said. Mr. Dhar has a part-time job in a French fry restaurant, but said even getting that job was tough.' 'A French fry restaurant' is highlighted.
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[–] 1 point 11 months ago

This has the same energy as the time a sub-editor changed “rugby hooker” to the more US-friendly “rugby prostitute”, preserving the meaning perfectly.

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