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Terrence Lockyer on the term 'fanny':

> the slang term closing the first sentence here has a somewhat different
> significance depending on which side of the Atlantic one's English was
born
> and bred.

Yes, it is so important to be aware of two sides, where one differs from the
other!

Geoffrey Gaskell

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