quit that?

Oct 18, 2017 03:19


I just had Harry say "Can the attitude?" (Meaning more explicitly "Are you saying you want me to calm down and not act that way anymore?")

And realized, you know, that's probably really American. I could replace that with:

"Drop the attitude?"

"Ditch the attitude?"

"Boot the attitude?"

or whatever else actually sounds British.

I look forward to ( Read more... )

horrid americanisms, language (general), slang

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traverse October 18 2017, 09:25:55 UTC
'Drop the attitude' sounds nice and easily understandable.

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sushidog October 18 2017, 10:34:33 UTC
Yes, this.

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sollersuk October 18 2017, 22:23:10 UTC
Agreed, or possibly "lose the attitude". Certainly none of the suggestions.

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traverse October 19 2017, 10:45:49 UTC
Yep, this might be even better.

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