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zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 3 年前

Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues

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Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues

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Disgust spreads across country as travellers post videos apparently showing insects on Paris public transport
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    What’s a “political row”?

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      Row (pronounced like wow) is another word for argument or disagreement. It’s most commonly used in the UK. A “political row” just means politicians are bickering with each other.

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        Oh. That’s one of those words I’ve only ever read (generally in brit lit), and thought it was pronounced as row like row a boat. Thank you for the correct pronunciation!

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        It’s most commonly used in the UK

        Also common in Australia

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          Also Canada. Basically the US is the odd one out here.

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        This is interesting because this word does get used in American English, but it’s pronounced like “row your boat” not like wow.

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        Ah, “row” like “rowdy” not “row yer goddamn boat up the river.”

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        otherwise known as a weekday

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      in westminster parliamentary procedure, when there is a disagreement the two partisan groups get together and competitively row in a race up the Thames, winner taking the victorious position on the matter.

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      It’s a UK English thing, a row is a fight, they would describe the US Congress fighting over the shutdown as a row.

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