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Default Don't knock it if you can't do it any better
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Cambridge dicts say it's BE, but I've found it on a common US slang page too.
Is it both BE/AE ?

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Old 20-Jul-2004, 18:48
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Cambridge dicts say it's BE, but I've found it on a common US slang page too.
Is it both BE/AE ?

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Yes, it is. Don't believe everything you read in a dictionary. :wink:
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Old 20-Jul-2004, 19:34
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Well I must believe someone.

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Well I must believe someone.

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