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minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down9·1 year agoThere are some English words and phrases that can’t be said in American English. Like the “I inherited this government position from my father”. Or, “Sure hope the King doesn’t veto this legislation”.
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up51arrow-down1·1 year ago There are some English words and phrases that can’t be said in American English. Like the “I inherited this government position from my father” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_Bush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush 🤔
minus-squarebrown567@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoAlso, as far as the “King Veto” part:
minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·edit-21 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cromwell
minus-squareMediumGray@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agoThey’re not denying that happens in England, just pointing out that it functionally happens in the US too. So I’m not really sure what your point is.
minus-squarepunksnotdead@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_vetoes
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThe last royal veto was in 1708, and any attempt to do so now would probably end the monarchy.
There are some English words and phrases that can’t be said in American English. Like the “I inherited this government position from my father”. Or, “Sure hope the King doesn’t veto this legislation”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_Bush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush
🤔
Also, as far as the “King Veto” part:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cromwell
They’re not denying that happens in England, just pointing out that it functionally happens in the US too. So I’m not really sure what your point is.
Lol don’t watch the news
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_vetoes
The last royal veto was in 1708, and any attempt to do so now would probably end the monarchy.