Sometimes these differences in meaning take on a kind of bewildering circularity. A tramp in Britain is a bum in America, while a bum in Britain is a fanny in America, while a fanny in Britain is-well, we've covered that. To a foreigner it must seem sometimes as if we are being intentionally contrary.
( Bill Bryson )
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