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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

That explains it. Nobody in America says that and we outnumber the next three native English speaking countries combined.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

India uses English as a lingua franca, they have their own phrases, dialect and everything, and they outnumber the American continent combined.

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I'm native to North Carolina and I've heard it before.

But this country has 40 or 50 regional dialects. Probably more.

[–] Jasonw911@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I did. And my family is from maryland.