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  1. 28-Jul-2011, 16:53 #1
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    Default regular folks, ordinary people

    What are the differences between regular folks, ordinary people?

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  2. 29-Jul-2011, 09:18 #2
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    Default Re: regular folks, ordinary people

    Regular sounds more colloquial and informal to me.
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    Default Re: regular folks, ordinary people

    Quote Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
    Regular sounds more colloquial and informal to me.
    So does folks to me, as would folk.
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