Thread: Do men often say "lovely" in England?
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Old 29-Aug-2006, 15:03
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Default Re: Do men often say "lovely" in England?
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Originally Posted by riverkid View Post
It is used in NaE to sarcastically state the opposite of lovely.
Isn't that lovely!
Yup, that's definitely a common usage in the US --- used sarcastically to mean the opposite of "wonderful".
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